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London Organising Committee of the
Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited
October 2011
Press Facilities and
Services Guide
Lord’s Cricket Ground
Archery
Lee Valley White Water Centre,
Hertfordshire
Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire
Olympic Park – BMX Track
Hadleigh Farm, Essex
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling – BMX
Cycling – Mountain Bike
North Greenwich Arena
Gymnastics – Trampoline
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Wimbledon
Hyde Park
Earls Court
ExCeL
ExCeL
ExCeL
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling – Freestyle
Wrestling – Greco-Roman
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ExCeL
Taekwondo
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ExCeL
Table Tennis
Shooting
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Weymouth and Portland, Dorset
Sailing
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Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire
Rowing
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The Royal Artillery Barracks
Olympic Park and Greenwich Park
Modern Pentathlon
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Judo
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Olympic Park – Hockey Centre
Hockey
Olympic Park – Basketball Arena
Olympic Park – Handball Arena
Wembley Arena
Gymnastics – Rhythmic
Handball
Wembley Stadium
St James’ Park, Newcastle
Old Trafford, Manchester
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Gymnastics – Artistic
Football
Hampden Park, Glasgow
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
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ExCeL
Fencing
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Greenwich Park
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Day 9
Sun 5 Aug
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Equestrian – Eventing
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Mon 30 July
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Greenwich Park
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Sat 28 July
Equestrian – Dressage
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Fri 27 July
Olympic Park – Velodrome
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Thu 26 July
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Cycling – Track
Hampton Court Palace
The Mall
ExCeL
Boxing
Cycling – Road
Horse Guards Parade
Olympic Park – Basketball Arena
Wembley Arena
Beach Volleyball
Basketball
Badminton
The Mall
Olympic Park – Olympic Stadium
Olympic Park – Water Polo Arena
Aquatics – Water Polo
Athletics
Olympic Park – Aquatics Centre
Aquatics –
Synchronised Swimming
Hyde Park
Aquatics – Diving
Aquatics – Swimming
Venue
Sport
Olympic Games competition schedule by day
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Sun 12 Aug
Day 16
Gold medals awarded
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Thu 9 Aug
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Competition
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Contents
Olympic Games 27 July-12 Aug 2012
Introduction
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Greeting from Head of Press Operations
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1 Press Operations
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1.1 Press Operations staff
1.2 Publications
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2 Press accreditation
2.1 Press accreditation timeline
2.2 Categories and quotas
2.3 Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card
2.4 UK Border Agency biometric requirement
2.5 Accreditation validation
2.6 Media Accreditation Centre
2.7 Accreditation 2.8 Access privileges
2.9 Press zones
2.10 Accreditation for high-demand events
2.11 Lost, stolen or damaged accreditation
2.12 Guest passes
2.13 Accreditation for the IOC Session
3 Press accommodation
3.1 Accommodation timelines
3.2 Press accommodation – list of hotels
4 Press Rate Card
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Internet
Telecommunications
Radio frequency coordination
Vehicle hire Vehicle Access and Parking Permits
Press Rate Card timeline
Deposits
Deposit refunds
Press Rate Card updates
5 Main Press Centre
5.1
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5.3
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High Street services
Hours of operation
Service Centre
Press and photo workrooms
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5.6 Private offices in the MPC
5.7 IOC Ticketing office
5.8 IOC Communications office
5.9 Research library
5.10 Technology store
5.11 Pro Photo store
5.12 Camera loan and repair service
5.13 Guest passes
5.14 Parking
5.15 Catering Village
5.16 MPC and High Street food and beverage services
5.17 Food and beverage services hours of operations
5.18 Late-night food ordering service
6 Customs and freight forwarding
6.1 Designated customs broker and freight forwarder
6.2 Unaccompanied shipments, customs formalities
7 Venue Press Operations
7.1 Venue Media Centres 7.2 Press tribunes
7.3 Mixed zones 7.4 Venue media conference rooms
7.5 Venue photo operations
7.6 Venue media lounges and catering
7.7 Non-competition venues
7.7.1 Olympic Family hotels
7.7.2 Olympic Village
8 Venues review
Aquatics Centre – Olympic Park
Basketball Arena – Olympic Park
Earls Court
Eton Dorney
ExCeL
Football stadia
–– City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
–– Hampden Park, Glasgow
–– Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
–– Old Trafford, Manchester
–– St. James’ Park, Newcastle
–– Wembley Stadium, London
Greenwich Park
Hadleigh Farm
Hampton Court Palace
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Handball Arena – Olympic Park
Hockey Centre – Olympic Park
Horse Guards Parade
Hyde Park
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Lord’s Cricket Ground
The Mall
Olympic Stadium
The Royal Artillery Barracks
Velodrome and BMX Track – Olympic Park Water Polo Arena – Olympic Park Wembley Arena
Weymouth and Portland
Wimbledon
Olympic Village
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9 Games-Time Training Venues
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10 Photo Operations
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10.1 Photo positions
10.2 The Pool
10.3 Spectator seats
10.4 Photographers‘ Undertaking
10.5 Photo vests
10.6 High-demand events
10.7 Policies and procedures
10.8 Media conferences
10.9 Victory Ceremonies
10.10 Venue lighting
10.11 Main Press Centre photo workroom
10.12 Internet access
10.13 Wireless internet
10.14 Spectrum
10.15 Remote cameras
10.16 Photo vehicles
11 Olympic News Service
11.1
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Info+ and myInfo+
SMS and email alerts
Information distribution Remote printing – myPrint
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12 Radio and television coverage;
social media
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Rights Holding Broadcasters
Non-Rights Holding broadcasters/ENR accreditation
News Access Rules
Social media, blogging and internet guidelines
13 Security Arrival at the Olympic Park
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15 Media transport
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15.1 Airport arrivals
15.2 Train arrivals
15.3 Public transport
15.4 Games-time media transport – the TM system
15.5 Media Transport Hub in Bloomsbury
–– TM Service: Media Transport Hub in
Bloomsbury to/from press accommodation
Bloomsbury to/from the Main Press Centre
Bloomsbury to/from competition venues
15.6 Media Transport Mall adjacent to the Main Press Centre
–– TM Service: Media Transport Mall adjacent to the
Main Press Centre to/from the Media Transport Hub in
Bloomsbury
Main Press Centre to/from London competition
venues outside the Olympic Park
Main Press Centre to/from competition venues inside
the Olympic Park – the loop road
15.7 Upon arrival at the Media Transport Mall adjacent to
the Main Press Centre
15.8 Walking distances in the Olympic Park
15.9 Getting to venues – transport options for the media
15.10 Media transport to co-Host Cities
15.11 Media transport within co-Host Cities
15.12 Transport desks
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16 Miscellaneous
16.1 Airports
16.2 Banks and credit cards
16.3 Currency
16.4 Driving in London and parking regulations
–– Red routes
–– Parking bays with white lines
–– Loading bays with red lines
–– Yellow box junctions
–– Roundabouts
–– Bus lanes 16.5 Electricity
16.6 Emergencies
16.7 Gratuities/tipping
16.8 London Media Centre
16.9 Olympic Torch Relay
16.10 Smoking
16.11 Sustainability
16.12 Taxes (See also VAT)
16.13 Telephone service
16.14 Time zones
16.15 Value Added Tax 16.16 Visitor information services
16.17 Weather
16.18 Welcome
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Olympic Park Loop Road Media Shuttle
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Introduction
Welcome to the London 2012
Press Facilities and Services
Guide.
With just months to go before the
London 2012 Olympic Games,
we are pleased to share with
you this comprehensive guide to
the press facilities and services
available to accredited press at
Games time.
Inside, you will find all the
information you need to plan your
Games-time operation, including
details of accommodation, rate
card, transport, accreditation,
freight and the Info+ system. You
will also find sections dedicated
to photo services, the Main Press
Centre and the facilities available
at each competition venue.
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Press Facilities and Services Guide
Please read the guide carefully
and don’t hesitate to contact the
team here in London with any
questions. You can find contact
details and introductions to each
of us on our extranet site, The
Exchange, at www.london2012.
com/PressOperationsExchange.
We look forward to welcoming
you to London next year.
Jayne Pearce
Head of Press Operations
LOCOG
1 Press Operations
LOCOG Press Operations is
responsible for the planning,
delivery and management of all
Games-time press facilities and
services, including:
Venue Press Operations
Nicole Reynolds
Manager, Venue Press Operations
Vanessa Bellamy
Deputy Manager, Venue Press
Operations
Press services
Main Press Centre
Venue press operations
Photo Operations
Olympic News Service
Anna Greenway
Operations
1.1 Press Operations staff (at time
of publication)
Jayne Pearce
Head of Press Operations
Sarah Hames
Operations
Amy Field
Press Operations Coordinator
Hayley Roach
Operations
Press Services
Jill Porter
Manager, Press Services
Rebecca Hallifax
Coordinator, Venue Press
Operations
Rosemary Leach
Project Manager, Staffing
Photo Operations
Bob Martin
Photo Manager
Delphine Chéroux
Deputy Manager, Accreditation
and Accommodation
Dillon Bryden
Deputy Photo Manager
Brenda Gorman
Deputy Manager, Publications
Peter Llewellyn
Pritpal Virdee
Deputy Manager, Press Rate Card
Matt Stevens
Emma Lawrence
Coordinator, Staffing
Trisha Webbe
Coordinator, Photo Operations
Shira Bick
Coordinator, Accreditation and
Accommodation
Olympic News Service
Tim Barnett
Manager, Olympic News Service
Main Press Centre
Mandy Keegan
Main Press Centre Manager
Giuliana Grillo
Deputy Manager, Olympic News
Service
Mary Fitzhenry
Deputy Manager, Main Press Centre
Adam Petrie
Deputy Manager, Olympic News
Service
Sarah Funnelle
Deputy Manager, Main Press Centre
Julie Parker
Coordinator, Main Press Centre
Russell Swannack
Coordinator and University
Liaison, Olympic News Service
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London 2012 Press Office
For media enquiries about
the hosting and staging of the
Olympic Games or for interview
requests, please call the LOCOG
Press Office on +44 (0) 203 2012
100 or email
[email protected]
1.2 Publications
The Press Operations extranet
site, The Exchange, provides
useful information to assist press
in preparing for the Games.
Press can register at https://
www.london2012.com/
PressOperationsExchange. Once
registered, users will receive two
emails, one with a user name and
the other with a password (that
can be changed). If you cannot
find these emails in your inbox,
please check that they have not
been directed to a junk mail
folder. Log in to read the latest
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news from Press Operations and
to download important planning
documents such as the:
––Press Accommodation Guide
––Press Rate Card
––Customs and Freight Forwarding
Guide
At Games time, comprehensive
media handbooks and practical
photo handbooks with key
information, including contacts for
each venue, will be available to
media at the Main Press Centre
(MPC) main help desk upon
presentation of valid accreditation.
Full results will be available in
electronic form at the end of the
Games. Please contact the MPC
main help desk to request this
service.
2 Press accreditation
2.1 Press accreditation timeline
May 2010
IOC determined the number of E-category
quotas for each National Olympic Committee
(NOC)
27 July 2010
IOC communicated quotas to each NOC
27 February 2011
Electronic Press by Number forms were made
available to each NOC
15 March 2011
IOC began accepting ENR applications
27 May 2011
Deadline for NOCs to return completed Press by
Number forms to LOCOG
31 May 2011
Deadline for ENR candidates to apply to IOC
25 August 2011
IOC confirmed accreditation to ENR candidates
27 October 2011
LOCOG to send Press by Name forms
electronically to NOCs, Directly Accredited Press
Organisations and ENRs
27 January 2012
Deadline for NOCs, Directly Accredited Press
Organisations and ENRs to return completed
Press by Name forms to LOCOG
27 April 2012
LOCOG to send Olympic Identity and
Accreditation Cards to NOCs, Directly
Accredited Press Organisations and ENRs
From 30 March
OIAC acts as a valid visa into the United
2012 (upon receipt) Kingdom
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2.2 Categories and quotas
The International Olympic
Committee (IOC) sets the quota
of E-category accreditations for
the Olympic Games. The quota
of E-category accreditations for
London 2012 is 5,800. To comply
with IOC policy, requests for
E-category accreditation must be
coordinated through a National
Olympic Committee (NOC).
Each NOC is responsible for
managing the application and
allocation process for press within
its territory.
The IOC directly accredits
the Directly Accredited Press
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Organisations: the IOCrecognised world news agencies
Agence France-Presse (AFP), The
Associated Press (AP) and Reuters
Limited; the official photographic
agency of the IOC and LOCOG,
Getty Images; and London 2012’s
host national news agency, Press
Association.
The IOC allocates a limited
number of ENR accreditations
to non-rights holding broadcast
organisations. Please refer to the
‘Radio and television coverage’
section of this guide for more
details.
Category
Function
Access entitlements
E
Journalist, Editor, Photo Editor
All competition
venues, MPC
Es
Sport Specific Journalist
Own sport venues,
MPC
EP
Photographer
All competition
venues, MPC
EPs
Sport Specific Photographer
Own sport venues,
MPC
ET
Technician
All competition
venues (no seating
privileges), MPC
EC
Support Staff
MPC only
ENR
Non-rights holding broadcast
organisation
All competition venues
(without audio/video
equipment), MPC
with audio/video
equipment
Ex
Local press covering Sailing or
Football
Sailing or Football
venues as applicable
EPx
Local photographer covering
Sailing or Football
Sailing or Football
venues as applicable
2.3 Olympic Identity and
Accreditation Card
The Olympic Identity and
Accreditation Card (OIAC) will
facilitate entry into the UK for the
London 2012 Olympic Games
from March 2012 (upon receipt)
to 8 November 2012, provided
the holder’s passport is valid until
8 November 2012. The OIAC will
facilitate entry into the UK only.
Accredited members of the press
coming to the UK via another
country that might require a visa
are responsible for obtaining
anything necessary for entry into
that country.
Press will complete a Press by
Name accreditation application
which the ‘responsible
organisation’ will submit to
LOCOG. In some cases the
‘responsible organisation’ may
be an individual (eg: ENR) but
in most cases it will be the NOC
that will collect all the applications
and submit them to LOCOG on
behalf of the press organisations
within its territory. Where the
‘responsible organisation’ is not
an NOC, individuals will receive a
letter from LOCOG with the Press
by Name Accreditation Manual
with instructions on how to apply.
The Press by Name application
must be submitted to LOCOG on
or before 27 January 2012.
For all Press by Name
applications received before
27 January 2012, LOCOG
will send the corresponding
OIAC to the individual or to
the NOC beginning in April
2012. It will then be the NOC’s
responsibility to forward the OIAC
to the accredited organisations or
named individual.
For Press by Name applications
received after 27 January 2012,
LOCOG will issue the OIAC
to the individual at the Media
Accreditation Centre (MAC),
which is located adjacent to
the Media Transport Mall at the
Olympic Park. Press can take a
media transport bus from Russell
Square to the MAC from 9 July
2012. Please see below for
MAC opening dates and times.
Accreditation facilities are also
available at the Football venues
from 10 July 2012 and the Sailing
venue from 16 July 2012.
Any press who have not received
the OIAC due to late submission
of the application will have to
assume responsibility, if a visa is
required, for obtaining an entry
visa into the UK through the
normal process.
For more information, go to
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
2.4 UK Border Agency Biometric
Requirements
EU/EEA nationals or non-visa
nationals (that is, those who do
not normally require a visa to
enter the UK) will not be required
to provide biometric data and will
follow the normal border process.
Visa nationals are nationals
of non-EU/EEA countries who
ordinarily require visas to enter
the UK. To find out if you would
ordinarily require a visa, go to:
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/
doineedvisa
Olympic Family member visa
nationals arriving in the UK for the
Games (except for those in certain
exempt categories, see website
above for details) will be required
to enrol their biometrics (10-finger
scan and a digital photo) on
arrival unless they have enrolled
their biometrics in advance (see
below). If they have enrolled their
biometrics in advance they will
undergo a quick 2-finger biometric
scan to confirm their identity.
UK Border Agency (UKBA) is keen
to collect as many biometrics as
possible before the London 2012
Games and plans to do so in the
following ways:
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1. The Olympic Family Visa
UKBA has introduced an Olympic
Family Visa for members of
the Olympic Family wishing to
travel to the UK on Olympic
business prior to the validity
of their Olympic Identity and
Accreditation Card (30 March
2012). This multiple-entry visit
visa is valid from the date of issue
until 8 November 2012 and
permits stays in the UK of up to
six months. The visa is available
with a supporting letter issued by
LOCOG and the visa is priced
at the reduced price of £76 (the
price of a six-month visit visa).
Press applying for this visa will be
required to give their biometrics
as part of the visa application
process. Olympic Family Visa
holders will be fast-tracked on
arrival in the UK and will merely
have to undergo a quick 2-finger
biometric verification scan.
Olympic Family members must
bring the passport with this visa in
it when they travel to the UK.
2. Olympic Family members who
have been issued with UK visas
since 2008 or have been issued
with biometric residence permits
Members of the Olympic Family
who hold a valid or expired
biometric UK visa or a Biometric
Residence Permit (previously
known as the UK Identity Card
for Foreign Nationals) will
only be required to verify their
biometric data by undergoing a
quick 2-finger scan upon arrival
to the UK. Press with this visa
must bring the passport (even if
expired) containing such visas
and bring their valid or expired
Biometric Residence Permit
when travelling to the UK to the
Games to demonstrate that they
have previously enrolled their
biometrics.
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3. Voluntary Olympic biometrics
collection prior to travelling to
the Games – not linked to visa
applications
UKBA is identifying opportunities
for potential Olympic Family
Members to voluntarily provide
their biometric data in advance
of travel to the UK in order to
make their arrival in the UK for the
Games quicker and easier. Press
will be notified by the relevant
National Olympic Committee
if these opportunities are being
scheduled in your country. UKBA
will not charge for this service.
Press who volunteer to provide
their biometric information will
be given an Olympic Biometric
Collection Card. This card will
act as proof that the holder
has enrolled the biometric data
voluntarily to UKBA and along
with the Olympic Identity and
Accreditation Card will permit
fast-track arrival in the UK (only
a 2-finger scan will be required).
Olympic Family members who
have given their biometrics
voluntarily must bring the passport
presented at the time of biometric
capture with them when they travel
to the UK.
2.5 Accreditation validation
The OAIC will only permit access
to London 2012 venues once it
has been validated. Press arriving
in the UK via London Heathrow
Airport will be able to have
their OIAC validated from 27
June 2012 at the accreditation
validation desks in terminals 1,
3, 4 and 5. (Terminal 2 is closed
and will not reopen prior to July
2012.)
Press must present a valid passport
or European identity card as proof
of identity in order to have their
OAIC validated.
Press entering the UK via other
ports of entry, locally based press,
or press arriving via London
Heathrow prior to the opening
date of the validation facility must
go to the Media Accreditation
Centre (MAC) adjacent to the
Media Transport Mall at the
Olympic Park to have their OIACs
validated. Locally based media in
the Football and Sailing co-Host
Cities can also go to the venue
accreditation help office to be
accredited, from 10 July 2012 for
Football venues and from 16 July
2012 at the Sailing venue.
From 9 July 2012, Press can use
a not yet validated OIAC to board
Media Transport at Russell Square
in the Bloomsbury area of London
(where many of the press hotels
are situated) to travel to the MAC.
2.6 Media Accreditation Centre opening hours
Opening hours
27 June 2012 – 13 July 2012
09:00 – 18:00
14 – 27 July 2012
07:00 – 22:00
28 July 2012 – 11 August 2012
07:00 – 20:00
12 August 2012
07:00 – 18:00
Locally-based media are
encouraged to visit the MAC
as early as possible to have
accreditation validated. The
accredited individual must be
present and must show a valid
passport, UK driving licence or
European identity card to have
their accreditation validated.
2.7 Accreditation
Accreditation must be visible at
all times. Please do not attach any
items to the accreditation as this
may invalidate the accreditation or
cause delays at the security check
points.
An example of the information
featured on accreditation is shown
on the right.
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2.8 Access privileges
Zone access privileges are
assigned to each accredited
category in accordance with IOC
rules on the basis of the minimum
requirements needed to perform
that role.
The expected high-demand events
for the London 2012 Olympic
Games are:
2.9 Press zones
Within the competition venues,
Zone 4 includes access to the
following areas for accredited
Press:
––Swimming finals
––Venue Media Centre
––Press tribune
––Mixed zone
––Media conference room
––Photo positions (with photo vest
only)
––Media lounge
2.10 Accreditation for highdemand events
For certain events, including
the Opening and Closing
Ceremonies, the number of press
and photographers wanting
access to the venue may exceed
the number of spaces available in
the press tribune and the number
of photo positions available. For
these ‘high-demand events’, a
ticket will be required to access
the venue, in addition to a valid
accreditation. The IOC Media
Operations team will allocate
high-demand event tickets to the
NOC press attachés or, if there
is no press attaché, nominated
representative, from its office on
the first floor in the MPC. The
press attaché for each NOC will
then distribute the tickets to its
accredited national press.
Only press with an E, EP, Es, EPs
or ET accreditation will be eligible
to receive tickets for high-demand
events.
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––Opening Ceremonies
––Closing Ceremonies
Additional sessions may be added
in due course.
2.11 Lost, stolen or damaged
accreditation
All lost or stolen accreditations
must be reported as soon
as possible to the nearest
accreditation centre. Lost or
stolen cards will be cancelled
immediately. A replacement
accreditation will be issued no
sooner than 24 hours after the
individual completes and signs
a declaration form. Accredited
press may request a day pass or
guest pass for immediate work
requirements.
2.12 Guest passes
Guest passes for both the MPC
and the Olympic Village Plaza will
provide approved visitors shortterm access to those venues. Guest
passes will be valid for one day
only, until midnight on the day of
issue. All guest passes are nontransferable.
Individuals accredited for the
MPC can request guest passes
for visitors who do not have
accreditation for the MPC,
provided they can demonstrate a
valid reason for the guest’s entry.
Application forms will be available
online and also from the main
help desk at the MPC. Application
forms must be submitted online or
in person at one of the guest pass
offices no later than 18:00 the
day before requested entry. The
exact procedure for requesting
MPC guest passes will be posted
on The Exchange in due course.
Guests will be subject to
background checks. Repeat
applications for the same guest
will be subject to scrutiny and
likely to be rejected. All guest
pass requests for the MPC will
be subject to approval by and
granted at the sole discretion of
Press Operations.
To obtain a guest pass for the
Olympic Village Plaza go to the
Olympic Village media guest pass
desk. Please see the ‘Venue Press
Operations’ section of this guide
for details.
Guest passes to the MPC will
only provide access to the MPC,
High Street and Catering Village.
There will be three MPC guest
pass offices, one located near
the Media Transport Mall, one
in the common domain near
the bridge access into the MPC
(between the Hockey Centre and
Handball Arena), and one located
in the venue accreditation help
office adjacent to the eastern
plaza entrance near Stratford
International train station.
There will not be any guest
passes available for the Olympic
Rowing and Canoe Sprint
Village in Egham or the Olympic
Sailing Village in Weymouth and
Portland.
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2.13 Accreditation for the IOC
Session
The IOC Executive Board will meet
at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel on
21 and 22 July 2012 and the IOC
Session at the Grosvenor House
from 24 to 26 July. All media
briefings during these meetings
will take place at the Grosvenor
House where a media centre will
be in operation.
Media accreditation for the
will automatically allow access to
the media briefings and the media
centre at the Grosvenor House.
However, to access the Hilton Park
Lane Hotel for photo opportunities
during the EB meeting special
passes will be issued by the IOC
upon request.
Please contact pressoffice@
olympic.org for additional
information on the IOC Executive
Board and IOC Session meetings.
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3 Press accommodation
LOCOG has agreements with hotels and university accommodation
in the Bloomsbury area of London, where Russell Square (the Media
Transport Hub at Games time) is located. Most hotels are within 15 to
20 minutes walking distance of Russell Square.
3.1 Accommodation reservation timeline
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27 February 2011
NOCs began to allocate accreditation to press
organisations, which gave them access to
LOCOG press accommodation.
27 May 2011
Deadline for organisations to complete and
return press accommodation request form.
Autumn 2011
Press who returned the form received an
email with an electronic link to the LOCOG
accommodation reservation portal.
27 October 2011
Deadline to reserve press accommodation.
5 January 2012
Deadline for press organisations to make first 50
per cent payment of accommodation bill. Failure
to do so will result in loss of booking.
5 January 2012
Deadline to release any rooms to LOCOG
without penalty.
27 March 2012
Deadline for press organisations to
make remaining 50 per cent payment of
accommodation bill. Failure to do so will result in
loss of booking and forfeiture of the deposit.
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3.2 Press accommodation – list of hotels
Hotel
Address
Parking
Bloomsbury Hotel
16–-22 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3NN
No
Grange Holborn Hotel
50-60 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AR
No
Hilton London Euston
17-18 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0HT
No
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT
Yes
Holiday Inn King’s Cross Bloomsbury
1 King’s Road, London, WC1X 9HX
Yes
Hotel Russell
1-8 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 5BE
No
Ibis London Euston
3 Cardington Street, London, NW1 2LW
Yes
Jurys Inn London – Islington
60 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LA
No
Mercure London Bloomsbury
(formerly Waverley House Hotel)
130-134 Southampton, London, WC1B 5AF
No
Montague on the Gardens
15 Montague Street, London, WC1B 5BJ
No
Novotel London St. Pancras
100-110 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AJ
No
Premier Inn London Euston
1 Dukes Road, London, WC1H 9PJ
Yes
Premier Inn London King’s Cross St.
Pancras
26-30 York Way, London, N1 9AA
No
Radisson Edwardian Grafton
130 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 5AY
No
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth
94-97 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LB
No
Thistle Bloomsbury Park
126 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5AD
No
Thistle Euston
43 Cardington Street, London, NW1 2LP
Yes
Thistle Kingsley Hotel
Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD
No
Travelodge Covent Garden
10 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RE
No
Travelodge Farringdon
10-42 King’s Cross Road, London, WC1X 9LN
Yes
Travelodge King’s Cross (Royal Scot)
100 King’s Cross Road, London, WC1X 9DT
Yes
Travelodge King’s Cross
Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8BH
No
University College London – James
Lighthill House
3 Penton Rise, London, WC1X 9EN
No
University of London – College Hall
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HZ
No
University of London – Garden Halls and
19-26 Cartwright Gardens, London, WC1H 9EF
Hughes Parry Hall
No
University of London – International Halls Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N 1AS
No
University of London School of Oriental
and African Studies (SOAS) – Dinwiddy
House
189-205 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NF
No
Waverley House Hotel
(now Mercure London Bloomsbury)
130-134 Southampton, London, WC1B 5AF
No
William Goodenough College –
Goodenough Club
23 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AD
No
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Co-Host Cities
Hotel
Address
Parking
Cardiff - Radisson Blu Hotel
Meridian Gate, Bute Terrace CF10 2FL
Yes
Coventry – Ramada Hotel and Suites
The Butts, Earlsdon, Coventry, CV1 3GG
Yes
Glasgow – Jurys Inn
80 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, G1 4QG
Nearby
Glasgow – Premier Inn Glasgow City
Centre
187 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1YU
Nearby
Manchester – Jurys Inn
56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5LE
Nearby
Manchester – Ramada Salford Quays
17 Trafford Road, Manchester, M5 3AW
Nearby
Newcastle – Thistle County Hotel
Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DF
Yes
Weymouth and Portland – Riviera Hotel
Bowleaze Cove, Weymouth, DT3 6PR
Yes
Weymouth and Portland – Russell Hotel
135-138 The Esplanade, Weymouth, DT4 7NG
Yes
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4 Press Rate Card
The Press Rate Card can be found
on the Press Rate Card tab of
the Press Operations extranet
site, The Exchange. The Press
Rate Card offers various items
and services needed during
the Games, including internet
access, information technology,
telecommunications, radio
frequency coordination and
vehicle hire.
Accredited press organisations
that have ordered private office
space in the Main Press Centre
can rent furniture, fixtures and
equipment and make non-standard
requests.
Orders should be placed via
the Rate Card website http://
ratecard.london2012.com
Once press have submitted a rate
card order, it can be amended,
modified and even cancelled
without charge until 31 December
2011. No payments will be
due until January 2012. We
encourage press to place orders
early.
4.1 Internet
All work stations in press and
photo workrooms in the Main
Press Centre and the Venue Media
Centres, as well as each tabled
position (and some non-tabled
positions) in the press tribunes, will
be cabled for internet access.
In addition, wireless internet
(Wi-Fi) will be available in media
conference rooms and media
lounges.
Internet access must be purchased
through the Press Rate Card:
––Gold package for £150:
8 Mbps internet access account
including myInfo+ (for more
information about myInfo+, see
the ‘Olympic News Service’
section of this guide)
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––Silver package for £130:
8 Mbps internet access account
––Bronze package for £90:
1 Mbps internet access
account (not recommended for
photographers or sending/
receiving large files)
Press that only require internet
access can send an email to
[email protected]
specifying the level of service
required. Avoid the queues at
Games time and order internet
without delay.
LOCOG will provide an internet
network of superior quality and
low-contention ratio (sharing of
bandwidth). Synchronous upload
and download means one-way
traffic is not prioritised, allowing
freedom to use it as required.
4.2 Telecommunications
Telecommunications services can
be ordered for press tribunes
and press and photo workrooms
in competition venues, but
the placement will be at the
discretion of Press Operations.
Any orders for a competition
venue do not guarantee a ticket
to a high-demand event, nor
do they guarantee a seat in the
press tribune (timely arrival is
imperative).
The phone numbers of ordered
mobile and fixed phones will be
issued well in advance of the
user’s arrival at the Games.
4.3 Radio frequency coordination
Any wireless devices that press
intend to bring to the Games, such
as walkie-talkies (PMR radios)
and wireless internet routers,
will need prior written approval
and coordination by LOCOG’s
Spectrum team. Applications for
radio frequency coordination
should be submitted through the
Press Rate Card ordering website.
Go to the ‘Spectrum Requests’
tab at the top of the ordering
website. To secure frequencies,
we strongly recommend applying
for a spectrum licence prior to the
deadline of 31 December 2011.
Press using radios that are
classified as ‘licence free’ or
‘licence exempt’ must still apply
for radio frequency coordination
for the Games. Radio devices that
have not been coordinated by the
LOCOG Spectrum team will not
be allowed to operate at London
2012 venues. Please note that the
frequency coordination process
does not apply to mobile phones
and smart phones.
Approved and validated wireless
devices must carry a validation
sticker, which will be issued at the
Spectrum desk in the MPC from
27 June 2012.
Radio triggered devices will not
need a spectrum licence, but will
still need a sticker to be authorised
for use in Games venues.
See the 'Photo operations' section
of this guide.
4.4 Vehicle hire
There will be a limited supply
of vehicles available for hire
through the Press Rate Card.
LOCOG recommends that press
organisations place vehicle orders
as soon as possible.
LOCOG will pay the central
London congestion charge for any
vehicles rented through the Press
Rate Card. All Rate Card vehicles
will be London emission zone
compliant. (See the ‘Driving in
London and parking regulations’
section of this guide.)
4.5 Vehicle Access and Parking
Permits
A Vehicle Access and Parking
Permit (VAPP) will be required to
access and to park at Olympic
venues. Please note, however,
that parking at Olympic venues
will be extremely limited and that
there will be no parking for the
press within the Olympic Park.
Press are strongly encouraged
to use the LOCOG TM system or
public transport (free of charge to
accredited media) as these are the
most efficient ways to travel to and
from venues.
VAPPs can be purchased from the
Press Rate Card and will provide
access and parking at P6 parking
lots that will be outside the secure
perimeter but within walking
distance of the venue media entry
point.
The ACT (All Competition and
Training) VAPP provides access
and parking at all competition and
training venues where parking is
available, as well as at the multistorey car park adjacent to the
Main Press Centre. The MPC VAPP
provides access and parking at
the multi-storey car park adjacent
to the Main Press Centre only.
There will also be venue-specific
VAPPs for competition venues
where parking is available.
Specific VAPPs will be in force for
load-in/load-out periods.
A limited number of VAPPs will
be available, so these should be
ordered early through the Press
Rate Card.
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4.6 Press Rate Card timeline
27 February
2011
NOCs began to allocate accreditation to press
organisations, which gave them access to order
goods and services from the Press Rate Card
1 May 2011
Press Rate Card Normal Ordering Period began
27 July 2011
Deadline for press to return Intent to Rent forms for
MPC office space
31 Dec 2011
Deadline for Press Rate Card Normal Ordering
Period
1 Jan 2012
Press Rate Card invoicing begins (payment due
within 30 days following receipt of invoice)
1 Jan 2012
Late Order Period begins
– Many items (excluding internet) subject to a 25 per
cent price increase
– Payment due within 30 days following receipt of
invoice
1 May 2012
Games-time Order Period begins
– Late Order Period prices
– No invoice provided, immediate payment required
LOCOG will confirm acceptance
of orders via email and will fulfil
orders once payment has been
received. All prices in the Press
Rate Card are given in pounds
sterling (GBP) and are published
exclusive of Value Added Tax
(VAT). VAT, which is currently 20
per cent, will be added to the
price of items where applicable.
All orders submitted during
the Normal Order Period and
accepted by LOCOG will be
invoiced in January 2012. Orders
submitted during the Late Order
Period will be invoiced following
LOCOG’s acceptance of the
order and no later than 15 May
2012. In some cases you may be
able to claim back VAT. For more
information, visit http://www.
hmrc.gov.uk/2012games/index.
htm
4.7 Deposits
Loss and damage deposits and
usage deposits will be applied to
certain items and are listed in the
Press Rate Card where applicable.
Between 1 and 15 May 2012,
one invoice covering applicable
loss and damage and usage
deposits on all orders placed
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during the Normal and Late
Periods will be issued. During the
Games-time Order Period, there
must be immediate payment of
corresponding deposits.
4.8 Deposit refunds
LOCOG will email a confirmation
of the total deposits paid, less
charges due for lost or damaged
items and/or insufficient usage
deposits, if any. LOCOG will
confirm the amount to be refunded
no later than 31 October
2012. LOCOG will make every
reasonable effort to pay all
refunds or other monies related to
Press Rate Card no later than 31
October 2012. Please note that
all refunds will be paid in pounds
sterling (GBP) and LOCOG will
be responsible for payment of
all bank charges related to these
refunds. For complete details,
please refer to the Press Rate
Card.
4.9 Press Rate Card updates
Any updates to the Press Rate
Card will be posted on the Press
Operations extranet site, The
Exchange.
5 Main Press Centre
The Main Press Centre is
located in the north-west corner
of the Olympic Park adjacent
to the Media Transport Mall
(incorporating the media transport
hub). It comprises a 29,000
square meter building, designed
to provide all the necessary
facilities and services required for
accredited press to undertake their
work efficiently and effectively
throughout the Olympic Games.
The MPC will be co-located with
the International Broadcast Centre
(IBC), sharing transport, catering
and ancillary services.
Both press (all E-category except
Ex and EPx) and broadcasters will
have access to the MPC, as well
as any accredited individuals with
‘MPC’ on their accreditation.
The MPC can be easily reached
via the Media Transport TM
system from the Bloomsbury
Media Transport Hub. The travel
time between the two will be
approximately 35 to 40 minutes
on the Olympic Route Network.
On arrival at the MPC via the TM
Service, media will be dropped
off at the ground floor of the
Media Transport Mall. From there,
media will proceed via the lifts or
stairs to the Pedestrian Screening
Area (PSA) on the first floor of
the Media Transport Mall, where
luggage screening, security and
accreditation checks will take
place. Once through the PSA,
media will be able to take lifts,
stairs or escalators down into the
IBC/MPC.
From inside the Olympic Park,
media will be able to follow
designated walking routes in the
common domain to the MPC and
other venues.
The Olympic Park loop road
will serve all venues except the
Handball Arena and Hockey
Centre, which are a short walk
from the MPC. Please see the
‘Media transport’ section of this
guide for more details.
Facilities and services at the MPC:
Ground floor:
Main help desk
Private office space
Press workroom (816 positions)
Press workroom help desk
Results and printing distribution
IOC Communications office
LOCOG Press Operations office
LOCOG News Desk and
Communications office
Reference library
Transport desk
Internet lounge
TV viewing area
Media lounge (with wireless
internet connectivity)
Paralympic Games information
office
Quiet room
Technology store
Bar
General store
First floor:
Main media conference room
Four supplementary media
conference rooms
Media conference booking office
Photo workroom (288 positions)
Photo workroom help desk
Camera loan and repair centre
Interview area
IOC Media Operations and
Ticketing offices
Service centre
Press Rate Card office (in the
service centre)
Pro Photo store
Rate Card technology help desk
(in the service centre)
Spectrum office (for frequency
coordination of wireless devices –
also in the service centre)
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Second and third floors:
5.1 High Street services
In addition to the services located
in the MPC, the High Street,
located in between the MPC
and the IBC, will accommodate
a number of supplier and retail
services, available for use by all
accredited media.
These include:
Bar
Cafe
Dry cleaning and laundry service
Faith room
Gym
Hairdresser and grooming centre
Lloyds TSB bank branch
London & Partners tourism,
local area and filming location
information centre
Massage centre
Medical centre
Merchandise store
Pharmacy
Sustainability information office
LOCOG marketing office
UPS courier and logistics office
Visa cash machines (ATMs)
Visa pre-paid card distribution
desk
Hours and dates of operation
of the above services will be
published on the Exchange in due
course.
5.2 MPC hours of operation
27 June – 15 July 2012 (bump-in period)
06:00 – 22:00
16 July – 12 August 2012
24 hours a day
13 August – 17 August 2012 (bump-out period)
06:00 – 22:00
The MPC will be open to all
accredited press from 06:00 on
27 June 2012 to facilitate the
build and fit-out of all private office
spaces and for general planning
and preparation access.
The Olympic Games MPC bumpout period will be 06:00 to 22:00
each day, from 13 to 17 August
2012.
Please note that all bump-in and
bump-out deliveries and collections
must adhere to LOCOG’s delivery
and collection procedures. These
will be published in detail on The
Exchange in due course.
5.3 Service centre
The service centre, located on
the first floor of the MPC, will
manage all private office space
check-in and check-out procedures
and will also assist with all rate
card, spectrum (wireless device)
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licensing, rate card technology
and finance enquiries and issues.
5.4 Press and photo workrooms
The MPC will have a press
workroom and a photo workroom,
each with its own help desk.
The press workroom will have a
capacity of 816 and the photo
workroom will have a capacity of
288, all pre-cabled for power and
internet connectivity and available
on a first come, first served basis.
Internet access can be purchased
Printers for the myPrint service will
also be available – see ‘Remote
printing’ in the ‘Olympic News
Service’ section of this guide for
more details. Lockers will also be
available, free of charge, in the
press and photo workrooms on a
first come, first served basis.
Photo Handbooks and photo vests
can be collected at the photo help
desk. For more information, see
the Photo Operations section of
this guide.
5.5 Media conference rooms
There will be five media
conference rooms located in the
MPC. The main media conference
room on the mezzanine level,
which will be accessed from the
first floor of the MPC, will have a
capacity of 700 and will feature
dedicated photographer positions.
Live broadcasts of media
conferences held in the main
conference room will be aired on
the CATV system, which will be
shown on screens throughout the
MPC.
Simultaneous interpretation will
be provided in the main media
conference room in the following
languages:
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
2012, there will be a media
conference room booking team
on-site to facilitate bookings. The
media conference centre will be
open from 08:00 to 20:00 daily.
5.6 Private offices in the MPC
Accredited press organisations
and NOCs can rent private office
space in the MPC. The deadline
for submitting Intent to Rent forms
for renting private office space
was 27 July 2011, however,
space may continue to be
requested as long as it is available
via email to mandy.keegan@
london2012.com. Check-in for
private office space will begin
at the service centre on the first
floor. All organisations allocated
office space will be issued a scale
plan onto which their office layout
must be plotted and submitted to
[email protected]
by 31 January 2012.
Wireless internet connectivity
will be available in all media
conference rooms, facilitating
direct filing via internet access
purchased from the Press Rate
Card.
Organisations with private office
space may bring their own
furniture, fittings and equipment
(FFE) but will be required to
adhere to LOCOG’s delivery,
access and health and safety
policies. LOCOG can also provide
standard and non-standard
FFE via the Press Rate Card.
Any organisation undertaking
their own technical fit-out will
be required to comply with the
health and safety regulations
(safe working practices) of both
LOCOG and the MPC principal
contractor, and are subject to the
submission of a risk assessment.
Details will be provided to
individual organisations as
appropriate. All technology items
(including internet, telephony
infrastructure and CATV) are only
available via the LOCOG Press
Rate Card.
Currently, media conference
bookings can be requested
by sending an email to
conferencebookings@
london2012.com. From 27 June
5.7 IOC Ticketing Office
The IOC Media Operations and
Ticketing offices will be located
on the first floor of the MPC.
NOC press attachés and NOC
A second media conference room
on the first floor of the MPC will
have a capacity of 200, and a
further three media conference
rooms will each accommodate 80
media. Consecutive interpretation
will be provided in all
supplementary media conference
rooms as and when required.
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representatives will be able to
collect press tickets for highdemand events at this location.
5.13 Guest passes – please see
the ‘Accreditation’ section of this
guide
5.8 IOC Communications Office
The IOC Communications Office,
located on the ground floor,
will consider all requests for
information and interviews.
5.14 Parking
The Media Transport Mall
adjacent to the MPC will have
parking spaces for vehicles with
the appropriate Venue Access and
Parking Permits (VAPPs). VAPPs
are available to purchase via the
Press Rate Card (see the ‘Press
Rate Card’ section of this guide for
more details.)
5.9 Research library
To assist journalists and
photographers in background
research for the Games, a library
located on the ground floor will
house reference and research
documents, including publications
relating to the UK’s Olympic
heritage and Olympic sports. This
reference material will complement
the information that will be
available on Info+.
The library will be staffed
by experienced information
specialists who will provide
research and referral services.
5.10 Technology store
A store will be located on the
ground floor and will provide
equipment and parts on a retail
basis. Equipment repairs will also
be facilitated through this store.
5.11 Pro Photo store – please see
the ‘Photo Operations’ section of
this guide
5.12 Camera loan and repair
service – please see the ‘Photo
Operations’ section of this guide
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5.15 Catering Village
The Catering Village, located
next to the MPC, will provide the
following wide range of food and
beverage offerings:
McDonald’s restaurant
Delicatessen
Barbeque
International buffet – to include
‘Best of British’, ‘Asian’, ‘Global’,
and ‘Mediterranean’ dishes
5.16 MPC and High Street food
and beverage services
In addition to the services
provided in the Catering Village,
there will be coffee and snack
kiosks located on each floor of
the MPC and a trolley service
for light snacks and drinks
will operate across all floors.
Vending machines will be located
throughout the MPC. There will
also be a bar on the ground floor
of the MPC as well as a bar and
cafe located in the High Street.
5.17 Food and beverage services – hours of operation
Dates/venues
27 June – 15 July
16 July – 12 August
13 August – 17 August
Catering Village food
court restaurants
07:00-21:00
24 Hours
06:00-22:00
Catering Village
barbeque
11:00-22:00
11:00-23:00
11:00-2:200
Catering Village deli
07:00-20:00
07:00-20:00
07:00-20:00
High Street cafe
07:00-22:00
07:00-22:00
07:00-22:00
High Street bar
08:00-22:00
08:00-02:00
08:00-22:00
MPC coffee pods
06:00-22:00
24 Hours
06:00-22:00
MPC bar
11:00-22:00
11:00-02:00
11:00-22:00
IBC coffee pods
06.00-22:00
24 Hours
06:00-22:00
5.18 Late night food ordering
service
In addition to the Catering Village
and other food services at the
MPC, there will also be a desk
delivery service operating from
23:00 to 04:00 from 16 July to
12 August. Orders for pizza,
nachos, soft drinks and a limited
range of alcoholic drinks will be
available on a pre-order basis to
be delivered directly to your desks
and private office spaces.
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6 Customs and freight
forwarding
6.1 Designated customs broker
and freight forwarder
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) is
the Official Customs Brokerage
Services Supporter and Official
Freight Services Supporter for the
London 2012 Games.
Together with the LOCOG Logistics
team, UPS will operate the Games
Logistics Coordination Centre
and provide logistics services to
venues, warehousing services and
the supporting transport network.
During the Games, UPS will work
closely with LOCOG to provide
integrated customs clearance to
press organisations and delivery
services to the MPC. UPS will also
have a retail outlet based in the
High Street.
For press organisations, the
advantages of using LOCOG’s
designated customs broker and
freight forwarder include:
6.2 Unaccompanied shipments,
customs formalities
Detailed customs information,
temporary admission of
goods information, ATA carnet
information and much more is
contained in the Customs and
Freight Guide, which can be found
at http://www.london2012.com/
publications/customs-and-freightguide.php
Further information can be also be
obtained by visiting www.hmrc.
gov.uk
––accredited representatives at the
LOCOG Logistics desks;
––A brief guide to import
procedures
––drivers accredited to make
deliveries to the MPC (including
during the lockdown period);
––A brief guide to export
procedures
––accredited material handling
staff on-site at the MPC (as
required);
––expertise in all LOCOG Logistics
policies and procedures;
––expertise in the management of
duty and tax remission orders;
and
––UPS staff available to answer
questions and enquiries 24
hours a day, seven days a week
by phone on +44 (0)1753
760424 or by email UPS2012@
UPS.com. Alternatively, visit
www.UPS.com
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UPS agents worldwide are familiar
with shipping and regulatory
requirements in every country.
UPS has extensive experience in
handling complex freight and we
recommend that organisations
contact UPS directly for
information about shipping goods
to the UK and specifically into the
MPC.
A summary MPC Logistics Guide
providing details on all deliveries
and collections at the MPC will be
published in due course and made
available on The Exchange.
7 Venue Press
Operations
Venue Press Operations will be
managed centrally at the Main
Press Centre. However, in each
venue there will be a Venue Media
Manager who will be responsible
for the smooth running of all the
press services in the venues.
There will be 32 Venue Media
Managers in total, supported
by 13 Deputy Venue Media
Managers.
There will be a further 100 paid
staff running the workrooms,
mixed zones and media
conferences, as well as a volunteer
workforce of almost 1,400.
7.1 Venue Media Centres
There will be Venue Media
Centres (VMCs) in all competition
venues, at the Olympic Village
and at the Olympic Family Hotel
where the IOC Sessions will be
held. The VMCs in competition
venues will consist of press and
photo workrooms, and each
position will have a cabled
internet connection and power.
In addition, the VMC will have a
media help desk, lockers, Info+
terminals and printers (including
the myPrint service – see ‘Remote
printing’ in the 'Olympic News
Service' section of this guide for
details), pigeonholes for news and
results, plus the offices of Press
Operations staff.
In general, the VMC will open
three days prior to competition
starts in each venue. Earlier access
(from 16 July) can be arranged
for the testing of rate card
equipment and other installations,
however, this should be done
by appointment with the Venue
Media Manager or Venue Photo
Manager.
Where athlete training is held
in the competition venue, media
will have access to the facilities,
although the VMC may not yet
be fully operational. It will be
operational three days prior to
competition.
Note that the VMCs at Eton
Dorney (for Rowing and Canoe
Sprint) and Weymouth and
Portland (for Sailing) will be open
from 16 July 2012.
On competition days, the VMC
will open three hours before the
start of the first event or match
in that venue, and will remain
open for four hours after the last
competition has concluded.
On non-competition days,
the VMC will be open from
09:00 to18:00.
7.2 Press tribunes
The tabled positions in the
press tribunes will be fitted out
with cabled internet at every
desk (internet access must be
purchased from the Press Rate
Card) and shared TV monitors.
The tabled positions will also have
UK standard power sockets (BS
1363). Adaptors will be available
for loan, free of charge, at the
Venue Media Centre help desk.
A results delivery service will also
be available for those working in
the tabled tribunes. In addition, a
number of non-tabled press tribune
seats will have cabled internet
connectivity and power.
7.3 Mixed zones
The IOC determines the order of
interviews in the mixed zones.
Athletes first pass through the
broadcast area before reaching
the press area. LOCOG and
Olympic Broadcast Services are
currently working on an initiative
whereby broadcast interviews
from selected mixed zones will be
transmitted to press tribunes.
Press Operations will be
responsible for the press section
of the mixed zones, which all
E-Accredited journalists will
be able to access. The IOCrecognised international agencies
(Associated Press, Reuters and
Agence France-Presse), the host
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national news agency (Press
Association) and the Olympic
News Service (ONS) will have
prioritised, dedicated space.
The press mixed zones will be
equipped with television monitors
and, for sports that attract high
media interest, microphones and
speakers will be used. The IOC
will issue armbands to NOC press
attachés to allow them to work on
the athlete pathway in the press
section of the mixed zone.
Coaches of team and combat
sports who are normally
positioned on the field of play
will also be asked to pass though
the mixed zone for interview
opportunities.
7.4 Venue media conference
rooms
Press Operations will organise
and run post-event media
conferences at the competition
venues. In general, conferences
will be held after each medal
event, as well as after matches in
the team sports.
All post-event media conferences
will offer professional
interpretation services. At the
Olympic Stadium (for Athletics),
the Aquatics Centre (for Swimming
and Diving) and North Greenwich
Arena (for Artistic Gymnastics
and Basketball Finals), this will
be done simultaneously. All
other competition venues will
have consecutive interpretation.
Interpretation will be from the
language spoken by the athlete
and/or coach (for team sports)
into English.
In addition, media conferences
for Athletics and Swimming will
be broadcast on the CATVs in
the respective press tribunes and
VMCs.
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NOCs may also host their own
media conferences in the venues
in the three days prior to the start
of competition. Bookings will be
managed by the Venue Media
Manager. Telephone numbers and
email addresses of each manager
will be provided in the Media
Handbook distributed from the
MPC main help desk and on Info+.
Each media conference room will
have wireless internet connectivity
(internet access can be purchased
through the Press Rate Card).
7.5 Venue photo operations
See the ‘Photo Operations’
section of this guide (as well as
the numbers of photo positions
below).
7.6 Venue media lounges and
catering
At each competition venue there
will be a media lounge with free
tea, coffee and water on offer. In
addition, each venue will have
either a dedicated media lounge
where food and beverages can
be purchased or, at the very
minimum, access to a public
concession where hot and cold
food and drinks will be available
for purchase.
Media catering will be available
during similar hours to the VMC
opening hours, and there will be
wireless internet connectivity in
the lounge (internet access can
be purchased from the Press Rate
Card).
7.7 Non-competition venues
7.71 Olympic Family hotels
The IOC Executive Board will meet
at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel on
21 and 22 July 2012 and the IOC
Session at the Grosvenor House
from 24 to 26 July. All media
briefings during these meetings
will take place at the Grosvenor
House where a media centre will
be in operation.
Media accreditation for the
will automatically allow access to
the media briefings and the media
centre at the Grosvenor House.
However, to access the Hilton Park
Lane Hotel for photo opportunities
during the Executive Board
meeting special passes will be
issued by the IOC upon request.
Please contact pressoffice@
olympic.org for additional
information on the IOC Executive
Board and IOC Session meetings.
7.72 Olympic Village
The VMC at the Olympic Village,
adjacent to the Village Guest Pass
Centre, will offer similar services
as VMCs at competition venues.
There will be a media workroom
cabled for power and internet
connectivity at each desk, a help
desk, staffed by Press Operations,
and Info+ terminals and printers.
In addition, there will be two
large media conference rooms
(capacity 100 and 50) and two
small interview rooms that can be
booked by NOCs for use from
16 July 2012. Bookings will be
managed by the Venue Media
Manager for the Olympic Village.
Venue Press Operations will
manage the distribution of media
guest passes for access to the
Olympic Plaza (formerly known
as the international zone) from a
dedicated media desk at the guest
pass office.
Two hundred guest passes will be
available at any one time, and
will operate on a ‘one in, one
out’ system. Press with E-category
accreditation (excluding EC,
Ex and EPx) will be eligible
for a media guest pass. You
must exchange your Olympic
accreditation for a guest pass
at the media guest pass desk
in the Village guest pass office.
Accreditation will be returned on
receipt of the guest pass.
Press will not be allowed into the
residential zone, however there
will be two opportunities for the
media to tour the Olympic Village
on the afternoons of 24 and 26
July 2012. Exact times of the
media tours and how to register
will be communicated in due
course.
A guest pass will not be required
to enter the VMC or media
conference rooms in the Village
– E-category accreditation will
suffice.
Electronic non-rights holders
(ENRs) will be allowed entry to the
Village VMC, media conference
rooms and Olympic Plaza but will
not be permitted to take in any
video or audio equipment.
Please note that no media passes
will be available for the Olympic
Rowing and Canoe Sprint
Village in Egham or the Olympic
Sailing Village in Weymouth and
Portland.
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8 Venues review
Venue: Aquatics Centre – Olympic Park
Sports: Diving (DV), Modern Pentathlon (MP) – swimming,
Swimming (SW), Synchronised Swimming (SY)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
330
Photo workroom:
100
Media conference room:
300
Diving (DV)
Tabled tribune positions:
Non-tabled tribune positions:
Photo positions:
350
50
100
Modern Pentathlon (MP) – swimming
350
0
Photo positions:
60
Swimming (SW)
350 for finals
Photo positions:
Synchronised Swimming (SY)
Photo positions:
350
150 for preliminaries
280
350
0
100
Venue: Basketball Arena – Olympic Park
Sports: Basketball (BK) preliminaries, Handball (HB) finals
Capacities:
Press workroom:
200
Photo workroom:
60
200
Basketball (BK) preliminaries
Photo positions:
150
0-300
180
Handball (HB) finals
Photo positions:
150
125
160
Venue: Earls Court
Sport: Volleyball (VO)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
Photo workroom:
Photo positions:
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150
50
175
0–125 for preliminaries
125 for finals
120
120
Venue: Eton Dorney
Sports: Rowing (RO), Canoe Sprint (CF)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
100
Rowing (RO)
80 for finals
Photo positions:
100
40 for preliminaries
100
Canoe Sprint (CF)
Tabled positions:
100
Non-tabled positions:40 for preliminaries
80 for finals
Photo positions:
100
Venue: ExCeL
Sports: Boxing (BX), Fencing (FE), Judo (JU), Table Tennis (TT),
Taekwondo (TK), Weightlifting (WL), Wrestling (WR)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
250
Photo workroom:
1 x 80
Photo file centre:
2 x 50
3 x 120
Boxing (BX)
Photo positions:
150
0-100
150
Fencing (FE)
90
Non-tabled tribune positions:60 for preliminaries
75 for finals
Photo positions:
80
Judo (JU)
Photo positions:
130
0-95
80
Table Tennis (TT)
Photo positions:
120
0–100
90
Taekwondo (TK)
Photo positions:
90
75
80
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Weightlifting (WL)
Photo positions:
150
120
90
Wrestling (WR)
Photo positions:
130
0-95
90
Football Stadia:
Venue: City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Sport: Football (FB)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
150
0–200
150
Photo positions:
120
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
150
0–150
150
Photo positions:
120
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
200
0–150
150
Photo positions:
120
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
150
0–200
150
Photo positions:
120
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Venue: St. James’ Park, Newcastle
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
150
0–150
150
Photo positions:
120
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Sport: Football (FB) preliminaries and finals
Capacities:
Press workroom:
200
Photo workroom:
80
400
0 for preliminaries
100 for finals
200
Photo positions:
150
Venue: Greenwich Park
Sports: Equestrian (EQ), Modern Pentathlon (MP) – riding, combined
run/shoot
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
50
100
Equestrian (EQ)
Photo positions:
150
200
80
Modern Pentathlon (MP) – riding, combined run/shoot
150
0
Photo positions:
60
Venue: Hadleigh Farm
Sport: Cycling – Mountain Bike (CM)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
100
Photo workroom:
30
80
70
80
Photo positions:
80
Venue: Hampton Court Palace
Sport: Cycling – Road (CR) – Time Trial
Press workroom:
75
Photo workroom:
25
0
50
50
Photo positions:
60
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Venue: Handball Arena – Olympic Park
Sports: Handball (HB) preliminaries, Modern Pentathlon (MP) – fencing
Capacities:
Press workroom:
100
Photo workroom:
25
80
Handball (HB) preliminaries
Photo positions:
90
0–50
110
Modern Pentathlon (MP) – fencing
Photo positions:
90
50
60
Venue: Hockey Centre – Olympic Park
Sport: Hockey (HO)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
85
Photo workroom:
50
90
0–80
100
Photo positions:
90
Venue: Horse Guards Parade
Sport: Beach Volleyball (BV)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
Photo workroom:
120
40
120
Court 1
Photo positions:
170
0–100
120
Court 2
Photo positions:
0
50
40
Venue: Hyde Park
Sports: Triathlon (TR), Marathon Swimming 10km (SW)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
120
Photo workroom:
40
80
Triathlon (TR)
Photo positions:
40
100
100
140
Marathon Swimming 10km (SW)
Photo positions:
100
100
60
Venue: Lee Valley White Water Centre
Sport: Canoe Slalom (CS)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
90
Photo workroom:
40
60
40
60
Photo positions:
100
Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground
Sport: Archery (AR)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
Photo workroom:
Photo file centre:
Photo positions:
80
25
20
75
28
50
80
Venue: The Mall
Sports: Cycling – Road (CR) – Road Race, Athletics (AT) – Marathon and
Race Walk
Capacities:
Press workroom:
150
Photo workroom:
30
150
Cycling – Road (CR)
Photo positions:
120
90
170
Athletics (AT) – Marathon and Race Walk
120
90 for Marathon
0 for Race Walk
Photo positions:
100
Venue: North Greenwich Arena
Sports: Gymnastics – Artistic (GA), Gymnastics – Trampoline (GT),
Basketball (BK) finals
Capacities:
Press workroom:
250
Photo workroom:
100
Photo file centre:
40
250
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Gymnastics – Artistic (GA)
300 for finals
Photo positions:
300
0 for preliminaries
240
Gymnastics – Trampoline (GT)
Photo positions:
300
0–300
120
Basketball (BK) finals
Photo positions:
300
300
240
Venue: Olympic Stadium – Olympic Park
Sports: Athletics (AT) and Ceremonies
Capacities:
Press workroom:
350
Photo workroom:
200
220
Athletics (AT)
900 for finals
Photo positions:
Ceremonies
Photo positions:
1,000
0 for preliminaries
500
1,000
900
550
Venue: The Royal Artillery Barracks
Sport: Shooting (SH)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
100
Photo workroom:
50
80
Range preliminaries
Photo positions:
Range finals
Photo positions:
Shotgun preliminaries
Photo positions:
42
0
10 per range
60
90
70
100
0
10 per range
60
Shotgun finals
Photo positions:
90
70
60
Venue: Velodrome and BMX Track – Olympic Park
Sports: Cycling – Track (CT), Cycling – BMX (CB)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
120
Photo workroom:
40
Photo file centre (BMX Track):
30
100
Cycling – Track (CT)
Photo positions:
120
100
140
Cycling – BMX (CB)
Photo positions:
90
70
90
Venue: Water Polo Arena – Olympic Park
Sport: Water Polo (WP)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
120
Photo workroom:
50
150
0-100 for
100 for
Photo positions:
100 for
200 for
preliminaries
finals
preliminaries
finals
Venue: Wembley Arena
Sports: Badminton (BD), Gymnastics – Rhythmic (GR)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
100
Photo workroom:
30
80
Badminton (BD)
Photo positions:
100
60
80
Gymnastics – Rhythmic (GR)
Photo positions:
100
80
120
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Venue: Weymouth and Portland
Sport: Sailing (SA)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
Photo workroom:
Photo positions:
150
35
60 in boats
90
70
Venue: Wimbledon
Sport: Tennis (TE)
Capacities:
Press workroom:
Photo workroom:
250
110
100
Centre Court
Photo positions:
120
100
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Court 1
Photo positions:
30
50
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Court 2
Photo positions:
30
50
24
Outside courts
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Photo positions:
0
5 per court (courts 7, 11, 12)
10 per court (courts 4, 8, 14-19)
12 per court
Venue: Olympic Village
Capacities:
Press workroom:
Media conference rooms:
Interview rooms:
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1 x 100 / 1 x 50
2x4
Games-Time
Training Venues
(as of September 2011)
Games-Time Training Venues
(GTTVs) will be open from 16
July 2012 until the end of the
sport competition period. Dates of
individual training sessions and
information on which sessions will
offer full or limited media services
will be available on Info+ from 13
July 2012.
No workroom facilities will be
provided for press at GTTVs but,
when a training session is open,
media will be able to view the
session and have the opportunity
to interview athletes in the mixed
zone.
Sport
There will not be a dedicated
transport system for press to
access training venues that are
not being used for Olympic
competition. Some GTTVs can
be accessed by London’s public
transport network.
Below is a guide to public
transport to the training venues:
Nearest station
GTTV address
Athletics (track
Mayesbrook Park
and throwing
Arena
events), Handball
Upney or Beacontree (District line)
Lodge Avenue, Barking,
Essex IG11 9NS
Athletics (track
events)
Newham Sports
Complex
Prince Regent (DLR) or Canning
Town (DLR and Jubilee line)
281 Prince Regent Lane,
Plaistow, London
E13 8SD
Badminton
Redbridge Sport &
Leisure Centre
Fairlop (Central line)
Forest Road, Barkingside,
Illford, IG6 3HD
Basketball
Barking Abbey School
Upney (District line)
Woodbridge Road,
Barking, Essex, IG11 9ET
Basketball
Hackney Community
College
Hoxton (London Overground)
31 Falkirk Street,
Shoreditch, Hackney,
N1 6HQ
Basketball
Lee Valley Training
Centre
Clapton rail station (1.3 miles) or
St James Street London (1.5 miles)
both national rail; Walthamstow
Queen's Road (1.8 miles)
Overground; Walthamstow Central
(2 miles) Victoria line or national
rail
Lea Bridge Road,
E10 7QL
Boxing
Goresbrook Leisure
Centre
Beacontree (District line)
Ripple Road, Barking,
Essex, RM9 6XW
Cycling
Redbridge Cycle
Centre
Essex, IG6 3HP
Football
Cardiff University
Cardiff Central station (5
miles/8km) provides access to the
venue by taxi/local connections.
Mendip Road,
Llanruminey, Cardiff,
CF3 4JN
Football
Eltham College
Grove Park station (national rail)
Marvels Lane, London,
SE12 9PH
Kidbrook rail station
Kidbrooke Playing
Fields, Dursley Road,
Blackheath, London,
SE3 8PB
Football
Venue
It is highly recommended that
media contact the relevant
NOC press attaché to arrange
interviews at the training venues.
Long Lane JFC
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Sport
Venue
Nearest station
Manchester Grammar
School
Manchester Piccadilly station (3
miles/4.8km) provides access to the
Old Hall Lane,
venue via local connections or taxi.
Manchester, M13 0XT
Local rail station is Levenshulme
(0.5 miles/0.8km)
Newcastle University
Manors rail station (4 miles/6.5km)
or Newcastle rail station (5
miles/8km) provides access to the
Back Claremont Road,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
NE12 9SF
Partington Sports
Village
Manchester Piccadilly station (12
miles/19km) provides access to
the venue via local connections.
Local rail station is Glazebrook (5
miles/8km).
Chapel Lane, Partingdon,
Manchester, M31 4ES
Football
Strathclyde University
Stepps rail station (1.2 miles/2km)
Stepps Playing Field,
or Glasgow Central station (4
15 Avenue End Road,
miles/6.5km) – provide access to
Glasgow, G33 6ND
the venue by taxi/local connections.
Football
Warwick University
Coventry rail station (4
miles/6.5km) provides access to the Coventry, CV4 7AL
Gymnastics
Greenwich Academy
North Greenwich (Jubilee line)
East Parkside, Greenwich
Peninsula, SE10 0JF
Hockey
Old Loughtonians
Hockey Club
Chigwell or Roding Valley (Central
line)
Luxborough Lane,
Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5AB
Indoor Volleyball
Europa Gymnastics
Centre
Erith station (national rail)
Maiden Lane, Crayford,
DA1 4AX
Indoor Volleyball
Rokeby School
Canning Town (Jubilee line and
DLR)
Barking Road, Canning
Town, E16 4DD
Indoor Volleyball
Sobell
Holloway Road (Piccadilly line)
Hornsey Road, Islington,
N7 7NY
Judo
Redbridge Sport &
Leisure Centre
Illford, IG6 3HD
Modern
Pentathlon
Brentwood School
Brentwood rail station (national rail)
Middleton Hall Lane,
Brentwood, CM15 8EE
Taekwondo
Langdon School
East Ham or Barking (District and
Hammersmith & City lines)
Sussex Road, Newham
E6 2PS
Water Polo
Beacontree Heath
Leisure Centre
Dagenham Heathway (District line)
Althorne Way, Barking,
then take the bus north to Morrison’s
Essex, RM10 7AY
(grocery store) on Wood Lane.
Wrestling
Redbridge Sport &
Leisure Centre
Football
Football
Football
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GTTV address
Illford, IG6 3HD
10 Photo Operations
At Games time, the Photo
Operations team will be managed
from the Main Press Centre (MPC).
There will be four ‘roaming’ Photo
Operations Managers and 30
Venue Photo Managers, supported
by 14 Deputy Venue Photo
Managers, along with a group of
more than 600 specially trained
volunteers.
Photo positions and support
services will be tested at all venues
during the pre-Games test events
and refined up until Games time.
10.1 Photo positions
Every effort has been made to
secure the best possible photo
positions within each venue.
Photographers will be able to
obtain detailed information about
these positions from the Venue
Photo Manager and the photo
team at each of the Venue Media
Centres, and from the Photo
Handbook that will be published
in July 2012.
Photo positions will, as a rule,
be operated on a first come, first
served basis; however, positions
may be allocated on a session-bysession basis when necessary.
10.2 The Pool
The Pool will have reserved
positions in all venues as well as
access to other selected positions.
It is comprised of a minimum of six
photographers as follows:
––The International Olympic
Photo Pool (IOPP), the IOC’s
internationally recognised
agencies: Associated Press,
Agence France-Presse and
Reuters – one representative
from each of the three agencies.
––Getty Images, as the IOC’s
official photographic agency –
one representative.
––The National Olympic
Photo Pool (NOPP) which, if
established, will be a pool of
UK national newspapers – one
representative.
––The International Sports
Federation (IF) of the relevant
sport – one representative.
10.3 Spectator seats
Photographers will be permitted to
photograph from empty spectator
seating, however, photographers
must not disturb any spectators
when working in these areas,
and must vacate these seats
immediately if and when ticket
holders arrive.
10.4 Photographers‘ Undertaking
In order to receive accreditation,
photographers must sign the IOC’s
Photographers‘ Undertaking. The
London 2012 Photographers'
Undertaking reads as follows:
I hereby acknowledge and
agree that: (a) any photographs
taken by me at the London 2012
Olympic Games, including those
of athletes competing within
any Olympic Venue, will be
used in news services for still
photographic editorial purposes
only; and (b) the use of such
photographs for advertising or
any other commercial purpose,
in any medium or in any manner
whatsoever, is expressly prohibited
by the IOC, unless the prior written
consent of the IOC is acquired;
and (c) the dissemination of
moving images or sound captured
in an Olympic venue, through any
media, including display on the
internet, mobile platform and other
interactive media or electronic
medium, is strictly prohibited.
10.5 Photo vests
Accredited photographers and
photo technicians will be issued
with appropriate photo vests. The
vests will allow access to photo
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positions and other working areas,
and must be worn at all times
while in a venue. They will be
individually numbered and will not
be transferable.
Photographers are likely to be
asked to exchange their issued
vest for a ‘Pool’ vest to allow
access to ‘Pool’ positions. When
photographers leave these
positions, they must exchange the
‘Pool’ vest for their original vest.
10.6 High-demand events
When a single event promises
to attract a greater number of
accredited photographers than
the number of photo positions
available, the IOC will classify the
event as a high-demand event. All
events or individual competition
sessions that are determined
to be high demand will be
communicated to photographers
by means of notices posted in the
MPC, Venue photo workrooms
and on Info+. At the time of
printing, the high-demand events
are expected to be the Opening
and Closing Ceremonies and all
Swimming finals.
Photographers attending highdemand events, such as the
evening Swimming sessions, will
require a ticket in addition to their
accreditation and photo vest. From
the IOC ticket office in the MPC,
the IOC will issue NOCs with an
allocation of tickets, and the NOC
press attachés or representatives
will be responsible for their
distribution to their national press
and photographers.
10.7 Policies and procedures
Photographers working at London
2012 must abide by a number of
policies and procedures that have
been endorsed by the IOC. There
will be a complete list in the Photo
Handbook. These policies and
procedures include:
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––The photographers’ dress code
must be followed. For example,
sleeveless shirts and open-toed
shoes will not be permitted.
––Photographers will be likely to
have all their equipment and
bags inspected at each security
screening area.
––Flashguns must not be used
during any Olympic competition
under any circumstances.
––Tripods and step ladders will
not be permitted inside Olympic
venues unless otherwise
indicated.
––Certain tools that photographers
and technicians use will be
permitted into venues. A
complete list of items will be
published on The Exchange and
in the Photo Handbook which
will be available at Games time.
10.8 Media conferences
Accredited photographers will
have access to photograph media
conferences in the venues and at
the MPC, providing they do not
obstruct written press or broadcast
operations.
10.9 Victory Ceremonies
The ‘Pool’ will take priority at
Victory Ceremonies, especially
where there is limited space (e.g.
pool deck at Swimming). Where
possible, Photo Operations will
allocate a number of primary
positions alongside the ‘Pool’,
starting with photographers
from the nations of the athletes
receiving medals. Photo
Operations has worked with
the Ceremonies team at London
2012 to secure additional photo
positions and to give as many
photographers as possible the
opportunity to cover the Victory
Ceremonies.
10.10 Venue lighting
The venue lighting levels in indoor
venues have yet to be confirmed
and will be subject to satisfying
broadcast requirements. However,
all lighting levels are expected
to be in accordance with the
IOC policy of no less than 1,500
Lux, at 5,200˚ K (daylight white
balance).
10.11 Main Press Centre photo
workroom
There will be 288 work spaces
cabled for power and internet
connectivity (internet access can
be purchased via the Press Rate
Card) in the photo workroom at
the MPC, as well as a limited
number of photo editing stations.
There will also be 500 lockers
available to photographers free of
charge on a first come, first served
basis.
Nikon and Canon will provide a
full support service for accredited
photographers. Services will
range from pre-Games camera
tune-ups and firmware updates
to comprehensive repairs, and
camera and lens loans.
For the first time ever at an
Olympic Games, there will be a
dedicated Pro Photo shop stocked
with a variety of professional
cameras, lenses, and accessories,
from monopods to memory cards.
Computer software and hardware
support, memory card and hard
drive data recovery services will
also be available.
10.12 Internet access
Internet access will be available
to order through the Press
Rate Card, with a variety of
packages specifically tailored to
suit photographers. In all Venue
Media Centre photo workspaces,
photo file centres and the MPC
photo workroom internet will be
provided with a cabled service
using standard RJ-45 sockets.
The Press Rate Card option
recommended for photographers
will offer a speed of 8 Mbps
symmetrically with a 20:1
contention ratio.
Photographers who need to be
able to file from a photo position
can order a RJ45 connection for
cabled internet connectivity at
a venue photo position from the
Press Rate Card. Ordering this
service does not guarantee a
photo position, and all orders must
be validated by Press Operations.
If the position and organisation
are approved, Photo Operations
will assign the specific location
at the requested photo position.
Accredited photographers will still
require a ticket for high-demand
events.
10.13 Wireless internet
Because wireless internet (Wi-Fi)
cannot guarantee a robust enough
service for photographers at the
Olympic Games, wireless internet
(Wi-Fi) will only be provided in
media conference rooms and in
the media lounges (access to the
Wi-Fi can be purchased via the
Press Rate Card).
Photographers planning to use
network devices that cannot
authenticate using a web form to
transmit pictures will be able to
purchase internet access services
that offer fixed IP addresses via
the Press Rate Card. In most cases,
this should remove the need to set
up wireless access points in photo
positions. Details of these solutions
can be found in the latest edition
of the Press Rate Card.
All wireless devices will have
to be approved and licensed
by the LOCOG Spectrum team
and orders should be submitted
through the Press Rate Card site
on The Exchange. We strongly
recommend that you apply prior to
the deadline of 31 December 2011
to secure frequencies.
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10.14 Spectrum
Two-way radios may be permitted
within the venues and in the
common domain (the public area
of Olympic Park), however, radio
use will require a licence that can
be obtained through the Spectrum
team. See the Press Rate Card
section of this guide for details on
how to apply for a licence.
All remotes will be subject to
Photo Operations’ approval,
and photographers will be
expected to follow a strict set of
guidelines at Games time. Not
only are the UK’s health and safety
regulations rigorous, but many
Olympic venues have limited
catwalk access which is likely to
necessitate very early installations.
Photographers wishing to use
remote cameras are reminded
that radio controlled triggers
(PocketWizards) must conform
to EU standards and operate on
the 433 MHz frequency. Photo
Operations will be responsible
for validating these devices and
affixing a LOCOG Spectrum
approval sticker. Validation will
primarily take place at the Photo
helpdesk on the first floor of the
MPC, but will also be available
in the venues. Photographers will
not be able to use any devices that
have not been validated. To avoid
any delays, photographers are
asked to seek validation at their
earliest convenience.
For this reason, a formal request
for a remote camera position
is required. Please email
requirements in confidence to
[email protected]
10.15 Remote cameras
The use of remote cameras is
a fundamental part of sports
photography. It is expected that
more remotes than ever before
will be used in London, however,
photographers should be aware
that their installation may
potentially be more difficult than at
previous Olympic Games.
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10.16 Photo vehicles
For certain sports, dedicated
photo vehicles will be provided for
photographers to work from. There
will be custom-made photo trucks
at Rowing and for the Marathon,
motorbikes for Triathlon and the
Road Cycling, boats at Triathlon,
Canoe Sprint & Marathon
Swimming 10km and a fleet of
RIBs at Sailing.
Priority will be given to the ‘Pool’,
but there will be additional spaces
available. Photo Operations
will manage a simple booking
procedure, which will require
photographers to make a request
at least 24 hours in advance.
Further details of how to request
a position in these vehicles will be
available from the photo help desk
at the MPC and from the Venue
Photo Managers.
11 Olympic News
Service
The Olympic News Service (ONS)
is a professional-standard news
agency designed to provide the
media with a balanced file of
Games information that is written
in clear, concise English.
11.1 Info+ and myInfo+
The Games-time information
system will provide news,
schedules, biographies and results
data to the media at the Olympic
Games.
Known as Info+, the system has
undergone significant updates
since the last Olympic Games
and press are invited to attend
short drop-in training sessions
at the MPC in the days leading
up to the Games to help make
the best possible use of all the
improvements.
11.2 SMS and email alerts
Press will be able to sign up free
of charge for email or SMS alerts
via the myInfo+ service, allowing
them to keep in closer contact than
ever before with key events on
and off the field of play.
Using the ‘My Alerts’ button on
the myInfo+ homepage, press will
be able to select which sports
they are interested in via a simple
check box option. Press will also
be able to choose whether to
receive alerts on their phone or
directly to their email inbox.
The system is entirely flexible,
allowing press to switch alerts on
and off as frequently as required.
In addition to fixed terminals at
venues, the myInfo+ system, which
can be ordered through the Press
Rate Card, will be available on
personal computers by secure
sign-in anywhere there is an
internet connection.
As well as the added convenience
of being available both inside
and outside venues, myInfo+ will
feature enhanced navigation and
customisation, live scoring and
the ability to cut and paste text, as
well as the standard provision of
results (now downloadable in PDF
format), schedules, news reports,
flash quotes, media conference
coverage, biographies, statistics,
weather, transport and much
more.
Games-time reports will be
provided in English only, while
pre-Games information will be
available in French and English.
Once registered, press will receive
an automatically-generated alert
each time a world record is
broken in their selected sport(s),
plus any news considered of
high importance by the Central
Editorial Team (CET) of the
Olympic News Service. The CET
will be made up of experienced,
professional editors and subeditors.
11.3 Information distribution
There will be Info+ terminals
located throughout the Olympic
venues, including in the MPC,
VMCs and selected noncompetition sites such as the
Olympic Village. Every fixed Info+
terminal will be connected to a
printer.
At the competition venues,
selected relevant reports will be
printed and made available in
custom-built pigeonholes, while
runners will deliver results and
flash quotes to the press tribunes.
The pigeonholes in the MPC will
provide information on all the
sports.
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11.4 Remote printing – myPrint
For the first time ever at an
Olympic Games, press will have
access to remote printing at any
venue, allowing them to print from
their laptop.
Known as myPrint, the technology
is currently in the design and
development phase and is
planned to be available free of
charge in the MPC, IBC and all
competition venues during the
Games.
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The process will be as simple as
possible while keeping material
private. Users will simply enter
a PIN number to access their
files at any printer on the Games
network. This would allow press,
for example, to send documents to
print from their hotel room or the
MPC and pick them up on arrival
at the Olympic Stadium. Further
instructions on using myPrint will
be available at the MPC and VMC
help desks.
12 Radio and television
coverage; social media
12.1 Rights Holding Broadcasters
The IOC negotiates and grants
exclusive broadcast rights to
televise the Olympic Games.
The Olympic Broadcasting
Services (OBS) is responsible for
producing an international signal
of the Olympic Games which
is delivered to Rights Holding
Broadcasters worldwide. OBS
will also provide Rights Holding
Broadcasters with facilities and
services at venues and at the
International Broadcast Centre
(IBC).
12.2 Non-Rights Holding
Broadcasters/ENR accreditation
The IOC is responsible for the
accreditation of non-Rights
Holding Broadcasters (ENRs).
The deadline for applications
was 31 May 2011 and the IOC
advised applicants in August
2011 whether or not they were
successful.
ENRs are only permitted to bring
recording equipment into the
MPC, with permission granted
to film any media conferences
taking place within the MPC, or
interviews within the interview
area. ENRs are not permitted to
take their recording equipment
into any of the Olympic
competition venues or Village.
The IOC will set and distribute
a daily quota of Olympic Park
common domain filming passes to
non-Rights Holding Broadcasters.
These passes, distributed from the
IOC office based on the first floor
of the MPC, will give selected
ENRs access to the common
domain of the Olympic Park with
recording equipment.
For a full explanation of news
access and filming rights, please
consult the online information
on IOC News Access at www.
olympic.org (go to the Media tab,
then ‘Reference documents’ in the
Tool box tab and click on Games
– London 2012 Olympic Games).
There will be a pre-Games ENR
briefing in the MPC (details will
be posted on The Exchange),
and ENR representatives have a
dedicated contact who will be
based at the MPC at Games time
– Sarah Funnelle (Deputy MPC
Manager).
For media not accredited for
the Games, London & Partners
has set up the London Media
Centre (LMC) which will be
located in the heart of London
at One Great George Street,
just a short distance from the
Houses of Parliament and close
to Horse Guards Parade (see
‘London Media Centre’ in the
Miscellaneous section for more
details.) This facility will also
be open for use by ENRs (to
all persons in the E-category).
To register, please visit www.
londonmediacentre.co.uk/
registration
The LMC will operate from 9 July
2012 until 14 August 2012,
08:00 to 00:00 daily.
London & Partners has negotiated
access to a variety of filming
locations in and around London.
These filming positions are
available to non-rights holding
broadcasters and can be booked
either via the London Media
Centre or via the London &
Partners information centre in the
High Street of the IBC/MPC. All
locations will be provided on a
first come, first served basis and
will be subject to a charge in
some cases. Please contact London
& Partners for further information.
([email protected])
12.3 News Access Rules
News Access Rules (available
from the IOC) apply to television
and radio broadcasting by ENR
organisations. News Access Rules
outline the specific conditions
under which ENRs can access
competition venues.
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News Access Rules are designed
to protect the exclusivity of
broadcasters who have paid for
rights, while permitting fair access
for ENRs to broadcast highlights
for news purposes. The News
Access Rules clearly outline the
rules that apply to coverage by
ENR organisations.
If an organisation is granted ENR
accreditation, it is obliged to sign
an Undertaking on behalf of the
organisation, and all persons
accredited by the organisation
are obliged to abide by the News
Access Rules.
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12.4 Social media, blogging and
internet guidelines
The IOC actively encourages
accredited persons at the
Olympic Games to take part in
social media and share their
experiences, provided it is not
for commercial purposes and
does not imply an unauthorised
association with the IOC, the
Olympic Games or the Olympic
Movement. The IOC has published
guidelines on social media,
blogging and internet which can
be found at www.olympic.org (go
to the Media tab, then ‘Reference
documents’ in the Tool box tab
and click on Games – London
2012 Olympic Games).
13 Security
Arrival at the Olympic Park
Press will be subject to airportstyle security screening measures
when entering a venue, with
the exception of venues within
Olympic Park. For the MPC
and competition venues within
Olympic Park, press will be
screened only once, upon entry
to the Park. However, additional
screening will be required before
entering the Olympic Village.
At venues outside the Olympic
Park, press will also be required
to pass through a Pedestrian
Screening Area (PSA) and will
be subject to security screening
procedures.
A list of prohibited and restricted
items will be posted on The
Exchange as soon as it is
available.
14 Paralympic Games
A separate Press Facilities and
Services Guide and Media
Handbook (including a Photo
guide) will be produced for the
Paralympic Games.
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15 Media transport
15.1 Airport arrivals
The official port of entry to the
UK is London Heathrow Airport.
It is the only port of entry with
accreditation validation facilities.
From here, by showing their
validated accreditation (or their
OIAC at the LOCOG welcome
desk), press will be able to access
at no cost the fastest and most
efficient way to travel to central
London: the Heathrow Express
train to Paddington station. The
Heathrow Express runs every
15 minutes and takes between
15 and 25 minutes to arrive
at Paddington, depending on
which terminal it starts from.
Upon arrival at Paddington, press
will be directed to a dedicated
transfer service which will take
them, at no cost, to LOCOG press
accommodation in Bloomsbury.
This combined Heathrow Express
and dedicated transfer service will
be provided between 13 July and
12 August 2012.
Press who have made other
accommodation arrangements
will need to make their own
onward journey from Paddington
on public transport (using the
travelcard provided by LOCOG to
accredited press and valid from 9
July 2012) or by taxi at their own
expense.
No media transport services will
be available from any other port
of entry.
15.2 Train arrivals
While no media transport
services are available from King's
Cross/St. Pancras International
railway station, the station is
within walking distance of or a
short taxi ride to all designated
London press accommodation.
See the ‘Accommodation’ section
of the guide for a map of press
accommodation locations.
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15.3 Public transport
LOCOG will pay for a travelcard
which will be valid for press to
travel on the following modes of
transport within zones 1 to 6 of
London’s public transport network
over the course of the Olympic
Games. The method of distribution
and the operating details will be
published on The Exchange in due
course.
––London Underground (Tube )
––London Overground
––Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
––National rail (mainline train)
––Bus
––Tram
––One-third discount on river
services
––Javelin®
In addition, press will have access
to the Heathrow Express at no cost
for arrivals and departures only,
as outlined above.
Press will also be able to use
their travelcard to access the
high-speed Javelin® rail service
at no cost on competition days.
The Javelin® takes seven minutes
to travel between St. Pancras
International and Stratford
International rail stations. From
27 July to 12 August 2012, the
Javelin® will operate 24 hours per
day.
Upon arrival at Stratford
International station, press will
enter the Olympic Park via a
security checkpoint and either take
the Olympic Park loop road shuttle
bus (approximately 12 minutes) or
walk (1.4 miles / 2.2 km) to the
Main Press Centre (MPC) or other
competition venues (timings and
distances vary).
The Olympic Park can be
accessed by several stations:
Stratford, Stratford International
and West Ham. Stratford station
is served by national rail,
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
and the London Underground’s
Jubilee and Central lines.
Stratford International station is
served by the Javelin® and DLR.
West Ham is served by London
Underground’s District and
Hammersmith & City Lines. Please
note that the Olympic Park is a
15-minute walk from West Ham
station.
All London venues not within
the Olympic Park can also be
reached by public transport
(see the ‘Getting to the venues’
section of this guide). Details
will be published in the Media
Handbook, the Media Transport
Guide and on Info+. If using public
transport, you can access the
venue by any accredited entrance
– but please note that in many
cases public transport arrives at
the opposite side of the venue to
the Venue Media Centre.
15.4 Games-time media transport
– the TM system
After an in-depth study it was
concluded that a Games-wide
secure ‘bubble-to-bubble’ transport
operation for media (as operated
in Beijing) would not be feasible in
London. However, having passed
through security at the perimeter
of Olympic Park, press will be
able to access the MPC and all the
competition venues within the Park
without going through additional
security checks.
There will be two main transport
hubs in the media transport
system: the Bloomsbury Media
Transport Hub at Russell Square
and the Media Transport Mall
adjacent to the MPC within the
Olympic Park.
Although frequencies are noted,
all media transport buses will
depart once they are full.
With a variety of measures such
as dedicated lanes, synchronised
traffic signals and restricted turns,
the Olympic Route Network
(ORN) will enable media transport
vehicles to travel efficiently
between both media transport
hubs and venues. The ORN will
be operational from 16 July to
15 August 2012. Due to road
races in London, the ORN will be
disrupted for eight days between
Bloomsbury and central London
and traffic will be redirected onto
the Alternative Olympic Route
Network (AORN). LOCOG will
work closely with Transport for
London to ensure that the AORN
will be used only as is absolutely
necessary to retain the most
efficient route and journey times.
The routes that will be affected
and the new travel times will be
communicated well in advance on
Info+ and at the transport desks at
Bloomsbury and the MPC.
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15.5 Media Transport Hub in
Bloomsbury
TM Service: Media Transport
Hub in Bloomsbury to/from press
accommodation
Press accommodation in
Bloomsbury is within a maximum
35-minute walking distance from
Russell Square, and within a 15
to 20-minute walk in more than
half of cases. From 16 July to 15
August, where media transport
is available to and from press
accommodation, it will be free of
charge. The south side of Russell
Square will serve as the pick-up
and drop-off point for vehicles
travelling to and from press
accommodation.
Press accommodation within
a 10 to 15-minute walk of
Russell Square will be serviced
by vehicles to and from Russell
Square, free of charge, between
the hours of 00:00 and 06:00.
This applies to the following
accommodation:
Press accommodation within a
10-minute walk of Russell Square
will not be serviced by a media
transport shuttle. This applies to:
––Travelodge King’s Cross (Royal
Scot)
––Holiday Inn King’s Cross
Bloomsbury
––Novotel St. Pancras
––Premier Inn Euston
––Travelodge Farringdon
––Hotel Russell
Press accommodation that is
not within a 15-minute walk of
Russell Square will be serviced
by vehicles to and from Russell
Square, free of charge, 24 hours
per day. This applies to the
following accommodation:
––Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
––Ibis Euston
––Mercure London Bloomsbury
(formerly Waverley House Hotel)
––Jurys Inn Islington
––Grange Holborn Hotel
––Hilton London Euston
––Montague on the Gardens
––Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth
––Thistle Bloomsbury Park
––Thistle Kingsley Hotel
––University of London – College
Hall
––University of London – Garden
Halls and Hughes Parry Hall
––University of London –
International Halls
––Waverley House Hotel (now
Mercure London Bloomsbury)
––William Goodenough Club
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––Bloomsbury Hotel
––Premier Inn King’s Cross
––Radisson Edwardian Grafton
––Thistle Euston
––Travelodge Covent Garden
––Travelodge King’s Cross
––University College of London –
James Lighthill House
––University of London SOAS –
Dinwiddy House
TM Service: Media Transport Hub
in Bloomsbury to/from the Main
Press Centre
From 16 July to 12 August 2012,
the Media Transport system (TM) will
operate between the Bloomsbury
Media Transport Hub and the
Media Transport Mall adjacent to
the MPC 24 hours per day, initially
with departures every 60 minutes,
then increasing to every 30 minutes
from 06:00 to 01:00 the following
day (every 60 minutes from 01:00
to 06:00). The travel time will be
approximately 35-40 minutes on the
Olympic Route Network.
day of competition at 30-minute
intervals, so that press will be
able to arrive up to three hours
before competition commences
and depart up to four hours
after competition ends. Once
competition at the venue ends, the
Bloomsbury Hub to competition
venue service will cease.
Transport to competition venues in
Olympic Park will be via the loop
road (see next page).
15.6 Media Transport Mall
adjacent to the Main Press Centre
TM Service: Media Transport Mall
to/from Media Transport Hub in
Bloomsbury
From 16 July to 12 August 2012,
the Media Transport system will
operate 24 hours a day between
the Media Transport Mall adjacent
to the MPC and the Media
Transport Hub in Bloomsbury,
initially with departures every
60 minutes, then increasing to
every 30 minutes from 06:00 to
01:00 the following day (and
every 60 minutes from 01:00 to
06:00). The travel time will be
approximately 35-40 minutes on
the Olympic Route Network.
TM Service: Media Transport Hub
in Bloomsbury to/from London
competition venues outside the
Olympic Park
From 20 July 2012 until
competition begins, there will be
two departures in the morning
from the Media Transport Hub
in Bloomsbury to Eton Dorney
and two departures in the late
afternoon/early evening from Eton
Dorney to the Hub in Bloomsbury.
With the exception of Hadleigh
Farm (for Mountain Bike) and Lee
Valley White Water Centre (for
Canoe Slalom), there will be a
direct, non-stop service from the
Hub to competition venues outside
the Olympic Park that will begin
three days prior to competition
in that venue, with departures
approximately every 60 minutes.
Mirroring the opening hours of the
Venue Media Centres, the first bus
will arrive at the venue for 09:00
opening and the last bus will
depart at 18:00 closing.
Once competition begins, there
will be a TM Service from the
Hub to all competition venues
outside the Olympic Park (except
Hadleigh Farm for Mountain
Bike and Lee Valley White Water
Centre for Canoe Slalom) on every
For Hadleigh Farm and Lee Valley
White Water Centre, press will
need to take media transport to
the Media Transport Mall adjacent
to the MPC and transfer to the
appropriate venue.
to/from London competition
venues outside the Olympic Park
There will be a direct, non-stop
service from the Media Transport
Mall adjacent to the MPC to all
competition venues outside the
Olympic Park, except for the
Football and Sailing venues.
It will begin three days prior
to competition in each venue,
initially with departures every 60
minutes, then increasing to every
30 minutes. Mirroring the opening
hours of the Venue Media Centres,
the first bus will arrive at the venue
for 09:00 opening and the last
bus will depart at 18:00 closing.
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Once competition begins, there will
be a media transport service from
the Media Transport Mall to all
competition venues on every day of
competition at 30-minute intervals,
so that Press will be able to arrive
up to three hours before competition
commences and depart up to four
hours after competition ends. Once
competition at the venue ends, the
Media Transport Mall to competition
venue service will cease.
to/from competition venues within
the Olympic Park – loop road
services (see map inside back
cover)
The Olympic Park loop road
services will begin operating on
1 July 2012 and will run until 21
August 2012. Within the Olympic
Park there will be two loops: the
North Loop service and the South
Loop service. All venues in the
Olympic Park (except the Handball
Arena and Hockey Centre, which
are a short walk from the MPC)
can be accessed via this shuttle
system. From 16 July to 12 August
2012, the shuttle will be a 24-hour
service running every 10 to 15
minutes at peak times. During the
off-peak hours of 01:00 to 06:00,
it will run every 30 minutes and
the North and South routes will be
combined. Between 1 and 15 July
and 13 and 21 August, the service
will operate from 06:00 to 22:00
with limited frequency.
Stratford International station will
be the transfer point between the
North and South shuttle.
Because the loop road services
operate within the secure
perimeter, no additional security
checks will be required when
accessing the loop road buses.
15.7 Upon arrival at the Media
Transport Mall adjacent to the
Main Press Centre
The Media Transport Mall is
located in the north-west corner
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of the Olympic Park adjacent to
the MPC and the International
Broadcast Centre (IBC). It is easily
reached on the Media Transport
system from the Media Transport
Hub in Bloomsbury. The travel time
is approximately 35-40 minutes on
the Olympic Route Network.
Press arriving at the MPC via
media transport will be dropped
at the Media Transport Mall. From
there, to transfer to Hadleigh
Farm or Lee Valley White Water
Centre (or other venues outside
the Olympic Park), press should
proceed to the venue pick-up point
for the appropriate venue. To
access the Olympic Park, proceed
to the Pedestrian Screening Area
(PSA) on the first floor of the
Media Transport Mall via the lifts
or stairs. Once through the PSA,
press can take the lift, stairs or
escalator down into the IBC/MPC
or board a loop road shuttle bus
to access the competition venues
in Olympic Park.
There will be a taxi drop-off
and pick-up point for accredited
vehicles close to the Media
Transport Mall, which is located
approximately 50m from the
PSA. There will be a drop-off and
pick-up point for non-accredited
vehicles 250 metres from the
entrance to the IBC/MPC.
Press accessing the Media
Transport Mall in a private vehicle
with the appropriate Vehicle
Access and Parking Permit (VAPP)
will go through the Vehicle
Screening Area before accessing
the Media Transport Mall to
park. To access the MPC, press
must pass through the PSA as
described above. One of the loop
road shuttle buses can be taken
to continue on to Olympic Park
competition venues. (For details
on how to purchase a VAPP, go to
the Press Rate Card section of this
guide.)
15.8 Walking distances in the Olympic Park
From
Media Transport Mall
To
North Entrance
Notes
Minutes
(approx.)
5 (can
be longer
depending
on security
check)
IBC/MPC
225
0.14
Velodrome/BMX Track
2,100
1.3
Hockey Centre
1,800
1.1
22
1,500
0.9
15
450
0.3
6
1,700
1.05
24
560
0.3
8
Aquatics Centre
630
0.4
9
IBC/MPC
1,900
1.2
To High Street
26
Velodrome/BMX Track
2,040
1.3
Via Hockey Centre
28
Hockey Centre
1,600
1.0
23
Handball Arena
1,250
0.8
17
Olympic Stadium
(South East Entrance
H04 Bridge)
400
0.25
5
Basketball Arena
1,850
1.15
26
Water Polo Centre
775
0.5
11
Aquatics Centre
470
0.3
7
IBC/MPC
1,625
1.0
Velodrome/BMX Track
400
0.25
6
Hockey Centre
800
0.5
11
Handball Arena
1,200
0.7
Via Hockey Centre
17
Olympic Stadium
(North Entrance F07
Bridge)
1,530
0.95
Via Hockey Centre
21
Basketball Arena
620
0.4
Water Polo Centre
1,665
1.0
Via Hockey Centre
23
Aquatics Centre
2,055
1.3
Via Hockey Centre
29
IBC/MPC
1,015
0.6
To High Street
14
Handball Arena
Eastern Entrance
Olympic Stadium (East
(close to Stratford and Entrance F11 Bridge)
Stratford Inter-national
Basketball Arena
stations)
Water Polo Centre
Southern Entrance
Distance Distance
in metres in miles
(approx.) (approx.)
Via Hockey Centre
To High Street
25
23
9
61
From
West Entrance
To
Distance Distance
in metres in miles
(approx.) (approx.)
Notes
Minutes
(approx.)
Velodrome/BMX Track
1,560
1.0
Via Hockey Centre
22
Hockey Centre
1,315
0.8
18
Handball Arena
790
0.5
11
Olympic Stadium (West
180
Entrance F17 Bridge)
0.1
3
Basketball Arena
1,380
0.9
19
Water Polo Centre
735
0.45
10
Aquatics Centre
1,125
0.7
16
IBC/MPC
1,150
0.7
To High Street
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15.9 Getting to venues – transport options for the media
Below is a list of options for travelling to each Olympic Games venue: press will be able to use their travelcard
for all public transport within London zones 1-6 and to access the Javelin® on all competition days.
The information below is correct as of September 2011. For up-to-date travel information in the lead-up to and
during the Olympic Games, visit www.london2012.com/travel.
Please note that these web pages were created with spectators in mind, and that recommended arrival
times and entrance points at venues may differ for press. However, the information will provide an accurate
indication of overall journey times to, from and between London 2012 venues, to help you with your planning.
Venue: Aquatics Centre – Olympic Park
Sports: Diving (DV), Modern Pentathlon swimming (MP), Swimming (SW), Synchronised Swimming (SY)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Additional information:
Bloomsbury Media Transport Hub: transport to the Media Transport Mall
Media Transport Mall: transfer to Olympic Park Media South Loop
London Underground: Stratford on the Jubilee and Central lines.
West Ham on the District and Hammersmith & City lines (15-minute walk to
the Park).
National rail: Stratford
West Ham
London’s buses:To the Olympic Park. Go to www.tfl.gov.uk for the most up-to-date
information, routes and maps.
DLR: Stratford
West Ham
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Venue: Basketball Arena – Olympic Park
Sports: Basketball preliminaries (BK), Handball finals (HB)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Media Transport Mall: transfer to Olympic Park Media North Loop
London UndergroundStratford on the Jubilee and Central lines.
the Park).
National rail
Stratford
West Ham
DLR:
Stratford
West Ham
Venue: Earls Court
Sport: Volleyball (VO)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Bloomsbury Media Transport Hub: TM Service
Media Transport Mall: TM Service
London Underground:Earl’s Court on the Piccadilly and District lines (approximately a 10-minute
walk to the venue entrance).
West Brompton on the District line and London Overground (a two-minute
walk to the venue).
London’s buses:
Go to www.tfl.gov.uk for the most up-to-date information, routes and maps.
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Venue: Eton Dorney
Sports: Rowing (RO), Canoe Sprint (CF)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
National rail: Slough station with direct service from London Paddington (approximately
22 minutes).
Windsor and Eton Riverside station with direct service from London
Waterloo (approximately 55 minutes).
Maidenhead station with direct service from Reading (approximately 30
minutes).
Please note that all three rail stations are located some distance from the
venue and press will need to take a public bus service or a taxi to the
venue (journey time is approximately 15 minutes by taxi).
Venue: ExCeL
Sports: Boxing (BX), Fencing (FE), Judo (JU), Table Tennis (TT), Taekwondo (TK), Weightlifting (WL), Wrestling
(WR)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
London’s buses:
DLR: Custom House DLR station, which is directly outside the venue and a short
walk to an accredited entrance, can be reached from Bank or Tower
Gateway DRL stations on the Beckton line.
West Silvertown DLR is a short walk over the bridge, crossing Royal
Victoria Dock to the accredited entrance at the west end of the venue, and
can be reached on the Woolwich Arsenal line.
Venue: Football stadia
See co-Host Cities.
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Venue: Greenwich Park
Sports: Equestrian (EQ), Modern Pentathlon riding and combined event (MP)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
National rail: There are direct services to Greenwich station and Blackheath station from
London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street, London Waterloo East and
London Bridge.
Trains to Blackheath also leave from London Victoria.
From Greenwich rail station it is a short walk to the accredited entrance on
King William Walk. From Blackheath station it is a short walk to the media
entrance, where an internal shuttle will run to the Venue Media Centre.
London’s buses:
DLR:Greenwich DLR station on the Bank–Lewisham line.
Venue: Hadleigh Farm
Sport: Cycling – Mountain Bike (CM)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes – via Media
Transport Mall
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Bloomsbury Media Transport Hub: via the Media Transport Mall
National rail: Leigh-on-Sea (the recommended station for Hadleigh Farm) is a 30-minute
walk or shuttle-bus journey from the venue entrance. The station has direct
services from London (Fenchurch Street) and Southend, with connections to
the rest of the national rail network. The journey time from London to Leighon-Sea station is approximately 45 minutes.
Please note that Fenchurch Street station is not on the London Underground
network. However, it is close to Aldgate and Tower Hill stations on the
Circle line and to Tower Gateway DLR station.
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Venue: Hampton Court Palace
Sport: Cycling – Road (Time Trial) (CR)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Bloomsbury Media Transport Hub: to Media Transport Mall
National rail:Hampton Court station from London Waterloo (approximately 40 minutes)
– the venue is a short walk from the train station.
London’s buses:
Venue: Handball Arena – Olympic Park
Sport: Handball preliminaries (HB), Modern Pentathlon fencing (MP)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bloomsbury Media Transport Hub: transport to the Media Transport Mall.
Media Transport Mall: 10-minute walk from the MPC.
the Park).
West Ham
DLR: Stratford
West Ham
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Venue: Hockey Centre – Olympic Park
Sport: Hockey (HO)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Media Transport Mall: 10-12 minute walk from the MPC
the Park).
West Ham
DLR: Stratford
West Ham
Venue: Horse Guards Parade
Sport: Beach Volleyball (BV)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
National rail: London Charing Cross (600m to the accredited entrance)
London Victoria (1,100m to the accredited entrance)
London Waterloo (1,900m to the accredited entrance)
London Underground: Charing Cross on the Bakerloo and Northern lines (600m to the
accredited entrance)
Green Park on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines (1,200m to the
Piccadilly Circus on the Piccadilly and Victoria lines (800m to the
Victoria on the Victoria, Circle and District lines (1,100m from the
Westminster on the Jubilee, District and Circle lines (500m to the
London’s buses:Go to www.tfl.gov.uk for the most up to date information, routes and
maps.
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Venue: Hyde Park
Sports: Triathlon (TR), Marathon Swimming 10km (SW)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground: Hyde Park Corner or Knightsbridge on the Piccadilly line (approx. 10-12
minute walk to the accredited entrance)
Marble Arch on the Central line (approx. 10-12 minute walk to the
Green Park on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines (approx. 20-minute walk to
the accredited entrance)
National rail:
London Victoria is within approximately 35 minutes walking distance.
London’s buses:
Venue: Lee Valley White Water Centre
Sport: Canoe Slalom (CS)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes – via Media
Transport Mall
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
National rail: Cheshunt station can be reached from London Liverpool Street via
Tottenham Hale (approximately 35 minutes).
Stratford station (approximately 21 minutes).
From Cheshunt station, take a taxi to the venue or walk through the park
(approximately 25 minutes). Waltham Cross station can be reached from
London Liverpool Street station (approximately 25 minutes). The security
screening area, at the north side of the venue, is a 20-minute walk from
Waltham Cross.
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Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground
Sport: Archery (AR)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground: St. John’s Wood on the Jubilee line (approximately 10-minute walk from
the station).
Warwick Avenue on the Bakerloo line.
Baker Street on the Bakerloo, Circle, Jubilee, Hammersmith & City and
Metropolitan lines.
National rail: London Paddington
London Marylebone
London’s buses:
Venue: The Mall
Sports: Cycling – Road (Road Race) (CR), Athletics – Marathon and Race Walk (AT)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground: Victoria station on the Victoria, District and Circle lines (approximately
25-minute walk to nearest venue entrance on Pall Mall).
Green Park on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines (approximately five
minute walk to nearest venue entrance on Pall Mall).
Charing Cross on the Bakerloo and Northern lines (approximately five
minute walk to shared entrance with Horse Guards Parade).
Embankment on the Bakerloo, Northern, District and Circle lines
(approximately 10-minute walk to shared entrance with Horse Guards
Parade).
Piccadilly Circus on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines (approximately
10-minute walk to nearest venue entrance on Pall Mall).
National rail: London Charing Cross (5-minute walk to shared entrance with Horse
Guards Parade).
London Victoria (25-minute walk to nearest venue entrance on Pall Mall).
London’s buses:
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Venue: North Greenwich Arena
Sports: Gymnastics – Artistic (GA), Gymnastics – Trampoline (GT), Basketball finals (BK)
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground:North Greenwich station on the Jubilee line and then a short walk to the
media entrance.
London’s buses:
Venue:Olympic Stadium – Olympic Park
Sports: Athletics (AT), Ceremonies
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
West Ham on the District and Hammersmith & City lines
(15-minute walk to the Park).
West Ham
DLR: Stratford
West Ham
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Venue: The Royal Artillery Barracks
Sport: Shooting (SH)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
National rail: Woolwich Arsenal station. The station is approximately 1.6km/1 mile from
the venue so access by local bus or taxi is recommended. There are direct
services to Woolwich from London Charing Cross, London Bridge, London
Waterloo East and London Cannon Street.
DLR:Trains leave from Bank station in central London. The DLR also links
Stratford with the venue.
London’s buses:
Venue: Velodrome and BMX Track – Olympic Park
Sport: Cycling – Track (CT), Cycling – BMX (CB)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Media Transport Mall: transfer to Olympic Park Media North Loop
West Ham on the District and Hammersmith & City lines
(15-minute walk to the Park).
West Ham
DLR:Stratford, Stratford International and West Ham stations.
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Venue: Water Polo Arena – Olympic Park
Sport: Water Polo (WP)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
West Ham on District and Hammersmith & City lines (15-minute walk to the
Park).
West Ham
DLR: Stratford
West Ham
Venue: Wembley Arena
Sport: Badminton (BD), Gymnastics – Rhythmic (GR)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground: Wembley Park on the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines (approx. 5-minute
walk to the venue).
Wembley Central on the Bakerloo line (12-minute walk to the venue)
The venue is approximately a five-minute walk from Wembley Park. The
venue is approximately a 12-minute walk from Wembley Central.
National rail: Wembley Park station is served directly by services from Marylebone
station in central London (approx. five-minute walk to the venue).
Wembley Central station by a direct train service from Euston station in
central London (approx. 12-minute walk to the venue).
London Overground: Wembley Central station.
London’s buses:
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Venue: Wembley Stadium
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground: Wembley Park on the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines.
Wembley Central on the Bakerloo line.
National rail:Wembley Park station is served directly by services from Marylebone
station in central London, and Wembley Central station with direct train
service from Euston station in central London.
London Overground:Wembley Central station
London’s buses:Go to www.tfl.gov.uk for the most up-to-date information, routes and maps.
Venue: Wimbledon
Sport: Tennis (TE)
Bloomsbury
London
Media Transport
Media Transport
Underground
Mall (MPC)
Hub
(Tube)
National rail
London’s buses
Docklands Light
Railway (DLR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
London Underground: Southfields on the District line (approx. 10-minute walk from the venue).
Wimbledon on the District line (approx. 25-minute walk from the venue).
National rail: Wimbledon station is directly served by trains from Waterloo station
(approx. 10-minute journey).
London’s buses:
Please note that there is also a tram stop at Wimbledon, served by
Tramlink from East Croydon.
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15.10 Media transport to co-Host
Cities
Travel to co-Host Cities (Cardiff,
Coventry, Glasgow, Manchester
and Newcastle for Football,
and Weymouth and Portland
for Sailing) is possible by
national rail (although a flight
may be preferable for Glasgow,
Manchester and Newcastle).
Media must cover the costs of
travel to co-Host Cities themselves.
LOCOG Transport will operate a
transport help desk at the MPC
to provide travel information
and internet access for media to
book their rail or air tickets. We
recommend using public transport
(London Underground, buses and
Docklands Light Railway) to reach
the departure stations/airports in
London. Access to public transport
within London zones 1-6 will be
provided to accredited media at
no cost from 9 July 2012.
Venue: Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff
Distance from London: 124
miles/200km
National rail: there is a
direct service to Cardiff
Central station from
London Paddington.
Approximate travel time: two
hours 10 minutes. From Cardiff
Central, it is a short walk to the
stadium and the city centre. There
will be no media transport shuttles.
Venue: City of Coventry Stadium,
Coventry
miles/138km
direct service to Coventry
station from London
Euston.
Approximate travel time: one hour.
The venue is 30-minute taxi ride
from the station.
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Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
miles/644km
direct service to Glasgow
Central station from
London Euston.
Approximate travel time:
four hours 30 minutes.
Flights are available from all
London airports. Flight time is
approximately one hour 15
minutes. The venue is a 25-minute
drive from the airport.
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
miles/265km
National rail: there
is a direct service to
Manchester Piccadilly
station from London
Euston.
two hours 10 minutes.
approximately one hour.
Venue: St James’ Park, Newcastle
miles/486km
Newcastle Central station
from London King’s Cross.
between three hours and
three hours 20 minutes.
approximately one hour 15
minutes.
Venue: Weymouth and Portland
Sport: Sailing (SA)
miles/175km
Weymouth station from
London Waterloo.
Approximate travel time: three
hours.
15.11 Media transport within
co-Host Cities
The start and end dates and
hours of operation of the media
transport systems in the coHost Cities will depend on the
competition schedule of the venues
in each co-Host City. The LOCOG
press accommodation to venue
service will run from three days
prior to the start of competition
until the end of competition.
The train station (and Glasgow
airport) to venue service will run
on competition days only, with
departures every 30 minutes at
peak time, and a different off-peak
frequency. The first bus will arrive
at the venue up to three hours
before competition starts and the
last bus will leave up to four hours
after competition ends.
15.12 Transport desks
LOCOG Transport will have
transport desks at the Media
Transport Hub in Bloomsbury
and at the MPC from 16 July to
15 August 2012. Both transport
desks will provide the press
with media transport system bus
schedule information, details of
all the media transport services
and how to use them, arrivals
and departures services, public
transport information, co-Host
City travel information and a lost
and found service. In addition,
the transport desk in the MPC will
assist with loop road information,
walking routes within the Olympic
Park and will provide internet
access for self-pay ticket bookings
for travel to and from co-Host
Cities.
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16 Miscellaneous
16.1 Airports
The two major international
airports servicing London are
Heathrow Airport (15 miles/24km
west of central London) and
Gatwick Airport, 27 miles/43km
to the south. Please note, however,
that accreditation validation and
media transport services will only
be available at London Heathrow.
Other airports with international
services are Stansted Airport (35
miles/56km to the east of London)
and Luton Airport (30 miles/48km
to the north of London).
London Gatwick Airport
+44 (0)844 335 1802
www.gatwickairport.com
London Heathrow Airport
+44 (0)844 335 1801
www.heathrowairport.com
Luton Airport
+44 (0)158 240 5100
www.london-luton.co.uk
Stansted Airport
+44 (0)844 335 1803
www.stanstedairport.com
16.2 Banks and credit cards
Only cash and Visa credit cards
will be accepted throughout the
Olympic Park. In the Olympic
Park, there will be a number of
Visa cash machines (ATMs). There
will also be a Lloyds TSB bank
branch and Visa cash machine in
the High Street outside the MPC.
Visa prepaid credit card kiosks
will be located in the High Street
where press can purchase Visa
credit cards using non-Visa credit
or debit cards.
Lloyds bank branches can be
found all over the UK, including
in the High Street of the IBC/MPC
and in the Bloomsbury area:
Lloyds TSB King’s Cross
344 Grays Inn Road
London
WC1X 8BX
Tel: 0845 3000 000
Opening hours: 09:00 to 17:00
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday, 10:00 to 17:00
Wednesday. Disabled access.
Lloyds TSB Victoria House
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HR
Tel: 0845 3000 000
Opening hours: 09:00 to 17:00
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday, 10:00 to 17:00
Wednesday
16.3 Currency
The units of currency in the UK
are the pound sterling (GBP) and
pence. Note denominations are:
£50, £20, £10, £5. Coins are
available in: £2, £1, 50p, 20p,
10p, 5p, 2p and 1p.
16.4 Driving in London and
parking regulations
You will be able to use the Media
Transport System free of charge
as well as London’s extensive
public transport system with the
travelcard entitlement provided
by LOCOG. These are the
recommended modes of transport
at Games time.
In 2003, the City of London
introduced a congestion charge
aimed at reducing the amount
of traffic in central London.
Vehicles entering central London
on weekdays from 07:00 to
18:00 must pay a daily fee of
£10. Details of how to pay the
congestion charge can be found
on the Transport for London
website: www.tfl.gov.uk
LOCOG will pay the congestion
charge for every vehicle hired
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If you have a valid full UK licence
or a driving permit for the UK, you
may drive vehicles of up to 3.5
tonnes with up to eight passenger
seats (subject to hire companies’
regulations).
Any vehicles with more than
eight passenger seats wishing
to drive in London must comply
with London Low Emission Zone
(LEZ) standards by registering on
Transport for London’s database.
Non-compliant vehicles must pay
a daily charge which varies by
weight and European emission
standards. The LEZ is in operation
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
More details can be found at
http://tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez
In addition, vehicles used to
access London 2012 venues
must adhere to the ‘Games
Low Emission Venue Emissions
Standards’. For more information,
please email pressoperations@
london2012.com
All Rate Card vehicles will be
emission zone compliant.
Parking restrictions in the UK are
marked by single or double yellow
lines along the side of the roads.
There is no parking on double
yellow lines at any time. Parking
on single yellow lines is permitted
at certain times of the day, as
indicated by local signage. Pay
and display permits are required
in some areas and parking meters
are also found throughout the city.
Penalties may be incurred if a
pre-paid parking permit is not
displayed or a parking meter
runs out of time. Parking tickets
are usually issued by a parking
attendant at the scene. They may
also be posted to the owner of the
offending vehicle, for example, if
the contravention was observed
using a CCTV camera. Parking
fines are the responsibility of the
vehicle owner/hirer.
For more information, go to
www.ukmotorists.com/parking
Red routes
Red routes are marked by red
lines and are designated priority
routes. Single red lines allow
stopping and parking at certain
times – generally this will be
Monday to Saturday 07:00 or
08:00 to 19:00, but always check
the signs. Double red lines mean
no stopping at any time.
Parking bays with white lines
In parking bays with white lines,
vehicles are generally permitted
to park for one hour between the
hours of 07:00 and 19:00. These
may be subject to a charge –
please refer to local signage.
Loading bays with red lines
These are generally operational
between 10:00 and 16:00
although this does vary, so always
check the sign.
Yellow box junctions
Yellow box junctions have crisscross yellow lines painted on the
road, and must be kept clear for
through traffic to avoid traffic
jams. Do not enter a yellow box
junction until the exit road or lane
is clear. Motorists may stop in a
yellow box if turning right and
are prevented from doing so by
oncoming traffic or other vehicles
waiting to turn right.
Roundabouts
At certain roundabouts where
there is a box junction, you must
not enter the box unless you
can cross it completely without
stopping.
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Bus lanes
Bus lanes can be used at
certain times and under certain
circumstances. Specific signs will
indicate when the bus lane is
operational. If no sign is visible,
it means that the bus lane is
operational 24 hours a day.
Motorists can enter a bus lane at
the following times:
––When the bus lane is nonoperational
––If turning left within 20 metres
of the junction – an arrow
or a dotted white line will
indicate whether this is allowed
If avoiding road works or
emergency vehicles
16.5 Electricity
Standard power in the UK is
supplied at 230 volts, 50 hertz.
The three-pin fused plug is
standard (British Standard 1363).
16.6 Emergencies
For emergency police, fire or
ambulance services, dial 999.
To report thefts or other nonemergency issues, dial 101 or visit
the nearest police station.
16.7 Gratuities/tipping
In restaurants, a 12.5 per cent
service charge may be included
with the bill. If no service charge
is included, a 10-15 per cent tip
is appropriate, according to the
service provided (just round up or
down to the nearest pound). Bar
and pub staff do not expect to be
tipped. When paying for a taxi,
round the fare up to the nearest
pound but add no more than 10
per cent.
16.8 London Media Centre
The London Media Centre (LMC),
led by London & Partners, will be
a working facility for Olympic and
non-Olympic accredited media
at Games time. It will also be a
networking hub. The LMC will be
located at One Great George
Street near Horse Guards Parade
in central London. Situated close to
attractions and iconic landmarks,
it is within easy reach of sporting
events taking place across the city
during the Olympic Games. The
LMC will operate from 9 July until
14 August 2012. Basic opening
hours will be 08:00 to 00:00
each day.
Registration opened 9 July 2011;
visit www.londonmediacentre.
co.uk/registration if you have not
yet registered.
The LMC will have two permanent
‘beauty’ camera locations that can
be booked. Position A will be on
the south bank of the River Thames
with the Houses of Parliament
in the distance. Position B will
overlook Tower Bridge and the
River Thames.
In addition, there will be several
‘London Live’ positions which
provide a variety of iconic images
of London. These locations will
be managed by the LMC and will
provide ideal settings for reporting
in the City. The London Live
positions will be available from 9
July 2012. More details can be
found
in the LMC Rate Card for
Products and Services at
www.londonmediacentre.co.uk
For more information about the
LMC and its services, contact
the London & Partners 2012
team via email at press@
londonmediacentre.com
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16.9 Olympic Torch Relay
The Olympic Flame will arrive in
the UK on 18 May 2012. The
Torch Relay will take 70 days and
will involve 8,000 Torchbearers.
Details of the route will be posted
on london2012.com. For more
information, please contact
the LOCOG Press Office at
[email protected] or
on +44 (0) 203 2012 100.
16.10 Smoking
In the UK smoking is illegal in the
workplace and other enclosed
spaces. These include:
––Pubs, bars and nightclubs
––Cafes and restaurants
16.11 Sustainability
LOCOG has several sustainability
commitments in the staging
of the Olympic Games. You
can contribute to reaching
sustainability goals by:
––using media transport provided
by LOCOG;
––using public transport;
––saving energy by turning off
power to equipment when not in
use;
––reducing, reusing and recycling
materials;
––reducing paper use as much as
possible by printing only what is
essential; and
––signing up for an electronic
participation certificate at the
MPC help desk
––Membership clubs
––Indoor shopping centres
––Offices and factories
16.12 Taxes
(see also Value Added Tax below)
A comprehensive set of tax
guidance notes, specific to the
2012 Games, has been published
on the HM Revenue & Customs
website and can be viewed at:
––Public transport
––Work vehicles used by more
than one person
––Train platforms
––Some sports venues
Smoking will not be permitted on
Olympic media transport or in
any press areas within Olympic
venues.
Designated smoking areas at the
IBC/MPC are being planned for
the High Street area adjacent to
the MPC on the Olympic Park. No
smoking will be permitted outside
of these areas.
http://www.hmrc.gov.
uk/2012games/index.htm
This guidance confirms how VAT
will be applied to LOCOG’s sales
of goods and services, including
the provision of accommodation,
and details the process that
LOCOG’s customers can follow to
recover that VAT. It also covers the
corporation tax, income tax and
VAT implications of operating in
the UK on Games-related business.
If you need more information after
reading the guidance, you can
call the HM Revenue & Customs
2012 Helpline on 0845 366
1123 from the UK or +44 (0)151
268 0561 from overseas. Lines
are open Monday to Friday from
08:00 to 18:00 (Greenwich Mean
Time – GMT).
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16.13 Telephone service
The country code for the UK is
44. When calling from outside the
UK, dial the international dialling
access number, then 44 and the
10-digit number (omitting the zero
between the latter two). When
calling from inside the UK, dial
zero and then the 10-digit number.
For more information on rates
and country codes to other
countries, go to http://www.
thephonebook.bt.com or http://
www.192directory.co.uk
16.14 Time zones
From 25 March to 28 October
2012, the UK will be on British
Summer Time, which is GMT plus
one hour.
London00:00
New York19:00
(previous day)
Chicago 18:00
(previous day)
Los Angeles16:00
(previous day)
Paris01:00
Rome01:00
Athens02:00
Moscow03:00
Rio de Janeiro20:00
(previous day)
Tokyo08:00
Sydney09:00
16.15 Value Added Tax
VAT is a consumption tax and
is applied to certain goods and
services at the current rate of
20%. It is normally included in
the price of an item. Most food
items, books, newspapers, and
magazines are among items that
do not have VAT applied to them.
Please note that VAT rates are
subject to change.
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Overseas visitors to the UK
may qualify for a VAT refund
on purchases. For details, go to
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/
sectors/consumers/overseasvisitors.htm
16.16 Visitor information services
The official national tourism site is
www.visitbritain.com
VisitBritain Images has an online
promotional photographic library
of VisitBritain and offers more
than 30,000 high quality images
of Britain and British life for
non-commercial tourism related
purposes. It is available to all
media.
London & Partners will provide
tourism information at its
installation in the High Street of
the IBC/MPC.
16.17 Weather
The weather in the UK is
generally mild but variable. The
average daytime temperature
for the summer months (July
and August) is 21C/70F. The
highest temperature recorded in
the summer months is 34C/93F.
Typical rainfall in this period is
45 to 56 mm/1.8 to 2.2 inches
and August can be humid, with
occasional thunder storms.
We suggest you prepare for
changeable weather by always
carrying an umbrella and another
layer of clothing.
16.18 Welcome
We look forward to welcoming
you to the London 2012 Olympic
Games.
London 2012 UK-wide venues
Hampden
Park
St James’ Park
Old Trafford
City of Coventry
Stadium
Lee Valley White
Water Centre
Eton Dorney
Millennium Stadium
Hadleigh Farm
Weymouth and
Portland
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Victoria
Park
82
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Hackney
Marsh
Eton Manor
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BMX
Track
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Velodrome
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Media Transport
Mall
Central
London
Basketball
Arena
Hockey
Centre
Athletes’ Village
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Main
Press
Centre
International
Broadcast
Centre
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Handball
Arena
Sponsors’
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Stratford City
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Water Polo
Arena
Aquatics
Centre
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Olympic
Stadium
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The Orbit
Competition venue
Training/warm-up venue
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Broadcast/press
Lea
A1
Media Drop-off /Pick-up
Olympic Stadium
Warm-up
Area
Secure perimeter
National Rail
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Olympic Park - Loop Road Media Shuttle
London Underground
London Overground
Docklands Light Railway
North Greenwich Arena;
ExCeL;
Greenwich Park
Central
London
Media North Loop
Media South Loop
Abb
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